Why is LSD becoming popular again?

Hallucinogenic drug back in spotlight as inquest hears Nick Cave's son fell to his death after taking acid

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LSD has seen a resurgence in popularity in the UK in recent years, an inquest into the death of musician Nick Cave's son has heard.

Teenager Arthur Cave died after falling from a cliff in Brighton earlier this year. The inquest heard that he had taken the drug before the fall and was having "vivid hallucinations," the Daily Telegraph reports.

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