1950s Housewife in LSD Experiment

From a television programme, circa 1956, about mental health issues.
Dr Sidney Cohen, was dosing volunteers at the Veteran's Administration Hospital in Los Angeles.
Dr Cohen, seen sitting at a table and wearing a lounge suit - his legs crossed in the classic I'm-a-scientist pose - interviews the unidentified housewife, who is dressed in her best black frock.
She tells the doctor: 'My husband is an employee here at the VA and he said they were looking for normal people, so I volunteered.'
Dr Cohen asks: 'How do you feel about coming here and drinking this strange material?'
She replies: 'A little nervous, perhaps.'
In the unintentionally comical manner that seems to be the preserve of 1950s training films, the camera zooms in on an innocuous-looking glass of clear liquid on the table, as the good doctor says: 'Well, I think it's time for you to have your lycergic acid. Drink this down and we'll be back after a while and see how you're doing.'
As the housewife obediently drains the glass and Dr Cohen smiles benevolently, a dramatic voice-over explains: 'This is a glass of water, colourless, tasteless. It contains 100 gamma of LSD 25. One tenth of a milligram, the equivalent of one 600th of a grain.
'An ounce of this material will make 150,000 such doses. Let us observe the affect some three hours later.'
Unsurprisingly, three hours later the housewife is insanely high.
She says: 'Everything is in colour and I can feel the air. I can see it, I can see all the molecules - I'm part of it. Can't you see it?'
Dr Cohen asks: 'How do you feel inside.'
She replies: 'Inside? I don't have any inside.'

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[Aelfgeft]

Women were so much hotter in the 50s.

[EuKnxionCulturCa]

Some far out thoughts for a 1956 housewife

[TheAstronerd]

Based on the fact that her eyes are NOT dilated, this woman is not stoned on LSD. She makes a grand attempt to mimic one stoned on acid.

[Loony0Bin]

@SuperJohnnykay Yeah he didn't exactly load her up. 100 gamma is not that much, it's a very deep rabbit hole.

[mikemars2122]

"i wish i could talk in technicolor!" hahahaha

[StromboliKicks]

they should make bottles with that water and put them in the supermarket. world would be happier.

[YH8NE1]

It's too bad the interviewer was stepping all over her highhhhhhh.

[xXRAVENTEARS666Xx]

It's haunting how she keeps mentioning color and the video is in black and white.

[SparkPlugMovies1]

its so easy to maintain on acid even though your anxious as hell and seeing all the patterns everywhere

[Padenjs]

we need to set up a new interview. except for the interveiwer is also on lsd, so he can see what she can.

[Sidneyirvinggrosberg]

October 6, 1966. The date LSD was made illegal in the USA.  A day that will live in infamy.

[TheTiffani1980]

@YayItDrops yes