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available on this sUbject.
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�BACKDROUND_
Brainwashing, as a technique, has been used for centuries and
is no mystery, to psychologists. In this sense, brainwashing means
involutitory re-education of basic beliefs and values. .All people
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
3 February 1959
Netboll Institute of Mental Health
Addkilos Research Caster
U.S. POW Health Service Hospital
Lexington, CosineAy
I am enclosing two copies of project description
The Addiction Liability of Synthetic Substitutes for
Codeine -- which requests renewal of our contract for
fiscal year 1960, beginning 1 July 1959. The amount of
money requested is approximately the same as that allowed
during the current year.
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4 September 1953
tremorandum For the Record
1.- The writer. and Dr. Felikan visited Dr. Isbell at Lexington on the 2nd and 3id.
of September to observe and discuss project (Exa.) A good deal of the single .,
dose work ha e now been done and several interesting developments have occurred.
2. The experiment was started by establishing the subjects (5) in the test ward
and-allowing them to become used to the personnel, environment, etc. for a few
weeks. The normal values for these subjects for a large battery of tests were
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE
ME= HEALTH HMV=
28 May 1958
Kaduna* Institute of Mental Health
Addiction Iteseareit Center
U.S. Public Health &mice Hospital
Lesingtea, K wacky
Enclosed are two copies of project description,
Contract NR 101-149 (CNR:441:MJG:set), per our
conversation this morning.
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Enclosures
Sincerely,
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Harris Isbell, M.D.
Director
NOTE: Orig of attached not received.
WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION
Palais des Nations
GENEVA SWITZERLAND
Telesis.: UNISANTE - Geneva
In re917 please refer to : APD
Priam de ninnies la refdrence:
Dear Ray,
Tel.: 331000 - 3320 00 - 33 4000
� ORGANISATION MONDIALE
DE LA SANTA
Paials des Nations
GENEVE - SUISSE
: UNISANTe. - Geneve
20 November 1959
Sorry that I was away when you called, but I will be
in .Gpneva at 7 p.m. on 7 December, as mentioned in your
letter.
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2 t!oliember 1970
Dear-1
. Attached is a follow-on proposal from .
concerning the use of pyrotechnic material to bring about visual
incapacitation. Under a prior effort
developed two pyrotechnic packages designed to produce flash
blindnesu.with by risk of permanent retinal damage. A copy '
of this final report is attached. They had intended to establish
e safety criteriau and utilize in-house personnel for test and
evaluation of the flash cartridges. Their management decided
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TITLE OF PROJECT: Addiction Liabilities of Synthetic Substitutes for
Codeine.
Objectives: To find a synthetic analgesic and antitussive drug which
would be as safe as codeine with regard to toxicity and addiction liability.
ABSTRACT (OR ..C31\a/lARY) OF RESULTS:
a. Since start of project: S66. annual reports for 1952 through 1958.
b. During- the current reportinToeriod:
Continued from the period covered by Annual Progress Report
for 1 November 1957-1 November 1958, were the following investigations:
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FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY
PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
LEXINGTON. KENTUCKY
3 August 1953
I feel sure you will be interested to learn that we were
able to begin'our experiments: with LSD-25 during the month
of July. We -obtained 5 subjects who Agreed to take the drug
chronically. All of these were negro male patients and all
of them physically were in very excellent shape. The time
Psycliopharmacillogia 3, 1-14 (1902)
From the National In.stitute of Mental Health Addiction Research renter
U.S. Public Health ;'..'erviec Hospital Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A.
Cross Tolerance between Mescaline and LSD-25
With 3 Comparison of the Mescaline and LSD Reaytions
By
A. U. WoLamm Mums TsumA, and E. J. MINER
With 2 Figures in the Text
(Receired .Vorrtnber S. 1961)
Although some differences have.been reported. the reactions produced
in Man by the diethylamide of lYsergic acid (LSD-25) and mescaline
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Chief, Technic/Al Branch, sns
Travel fox
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with the approval- to attend an
to obtain nny information that n1cfht b oS.
vRue to the Artichoke frogman..
'Ho plans on leaving Washington on or about 14 August 1;53 and
returning around 23 August 1933.
tour approval of this travel is roquostod.
FOIA
