Leo E. Hollister (December 3, 1920 - December 19, 2000) was an American professor
emeritus
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of
medicine
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,
psychiatry
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Initial psych ...
and
pharmacology
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.
Work on hallucinogens
L. E. Hollister's criteria for establishing that a drug is
hallucinogen
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ic are as follows:
[Glennon RA. Classical drugs: an introductory overview. In Lin GC and Glennon RA (eds)]
Hallucinogens: an update
. National Institute on Drug Abuse: Rockville, MD, 1994.
* in proportion to other effects, changes in thought, perception, and mood should predominate;
* intellectual or memory impairment should be minimal;
* stupor, narcosis, or excessive stimulation should not be an integral effect;
* autonomic nervous system side effects should be minimal; and
* addictive craving should be absent.
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American pharmacologists
Psychedelic drug researchers
1920 births
2000 deaths
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