MARIHUANA, LSD AND THE MIND - A DILEMMA FOR MEDICINE AND SOCIETY

Duration: 90 min

Year Published: 1968

Creator: National Institute of Mental Health (Department of Health, Education, and Welfare)

Color: B&W

Sound: Optical sound

Description: Analyzes psychopharmacology by a panel discussion of drugs from different standpoints, including--who takes them and why, and some philosophical observations, perturbations, and possible therapeutic uses. Points out that even those drugs such as marihuana and LSD are poorly understood and widely feared. States that problems of research and control will increase, as will public concern. (Kinescope)