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Abram Hoffer

Canadian biochemist, physician and psychiatrist (1917–2009)

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Lived 1917–2009, aged 92Canada
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    1917–2009
    Aged 92
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Updated 2026-07-21

Abram Hoffer was a Canadian biochemist, physician, and psychiatrist known for his "adrenochrome hypothesis" of schizoaffective disorders. According to Hoffer, megavitamin therapy and other nutritional interventions are potentially effective treatments for cancer and schizophrenia. Hoffer was also involved in studies of LSD as an experimental therapy for alcoholism and the discovery that high-dose niacin can be used to treat high cholesterol and other dyslipidemias.

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