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Experimental Compound MER-17 (Frenquel) - New Blocking Agent Aganst The Development of LSD-25 Psychosis Pt. 3 of 3

Reel Number: 221229-05

Color: Colour

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1954

Country: USA

Location:

TC Begins: 16:41:28

TC Ends: 16:52:54

Duration: 00:11:26

Experimental Compound MER-17 (Frenquel) - New Blocking Agent Aganst The Development of LSD-25 Psychosis Pt. 3 of 3 Ronnie comes in, sits down & asked to read what he wrote after second experiment. Describes both experiments. 16:42:04 Doctor as though talking to group answers questions on dosage for blocking. Says from 10 thru 100 mg. Has done testing on 8 subjects so far w/ double-blind testing; all successful. Questioned about Clinical applications; says works w/ some acute schizophrenics; alcoholic hallucinogens; etc. Says continuing work on mescaline, cannabis & others. 16:43:58 Talks about “...18Dec54 Ronnie drank a second 100 gamma of LSD-25 w/o protection; 4 1/2 hrs he was in an almost catatonic state. At that time 10 mg MER-17 was given intravenously & given again 15 min. later & brought back to almost normal state. Shows film clip of Ronnie in catatonic state; questions him. Few responses. 16:46:30 Injection given. Other doctor alongside. 3 minutes later questioned & beginning to come out. Ronnie says less confused. Questioning continues. Ronnie says there’s been a reorganization, a getting things into place. 16:48:05 2nd injection given. “...like waking up from a fever.” Questioned after 30 minutes from the first injection. Then questioned after an hour. Smokes a cigarette. “I’m no longer anxiety ridden now.” 16:50:28 Later, Ronnie speaks of his subjective reaction during the three experiments; reads from notes describing his feelings of being on a flower bed w/ flowers bursting in a regular pattern. Then things seemed to clear up and I felt sane but I knew I wasn’t. I was a stranger in this world... I realized that what happened to me in the few minutes after the injections was significant... all of a sudden I found myself willing to cooperate...” The End. Drugs; Psychedelics; Research Testing; Human Experiments; Psychological Experimentation;

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