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[Michael Bailey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abram_Hoffer

 Hoffer's theory is known as the adrenochrome hypothesis, which states
that persons suffering from schizophrenia lack the proper ability to
remove the hallucinogenic metabolite adrenochrome from their brains.
He speculated that by using vitamin C to reduce adrenochrome back into
adrenaline and using niacin as a methyl acceptor to prevent the
conversion of noradrenaline into adrenaline that this would lead to a
decrease in the concentration of hallucinogenic adrenochrome in the
brain..[3]

By the mid-1960s the psychiatric establishment, moving heavily towards
neuroleptic drugs, began to snub Hoffer's orthomolecular theories and
treatments, and refused to publish works favorable to orthomolecular
medicine.[4] Subsequently, in 1967 Hoffer resigned his academic and
Director positions, entered into private psychiatric practice in
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and created the Journal of Schizophrenia as a
means of publishing articles related to orthomolecular psychiatry.
After a few name changes over a number of years, this journal
eventually became the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine in 1986.[4]
In 1976, Hoffer relocated to Victoria, British Columbia and continued
with his private psychiatric practice until his retirement in 2005.
Hoffer continues to provide nutritional consultations and also
continues as the editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine.[2]
He is also President of the Orthomolecular Vitamin Information Centre
in Victoria, BC, an organization which aims to provide accurate
information to the public on the properties and uses of vitamins. [5]

Working with Humphry Osmond, MD and their scientific teams, Hoffer and
Osmond developed the oxidized adrenaline - adrenochrome model of
schizophrenia, the Hoffer-Osmond Diagnostic Test (HOD), niacin therapy
for schizophrenia, and tests for hallucinogenic indole metabolites.[6]


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