LSD "Mainlining"
JAMA June 19, 1967 Barry J. Materson 6 citations
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is taken orally in doses of 25 to 150 micrograms for psychedelic effects, and even larger illicit doses rarely cause lethal physical complications. Doses of 20 micrograms per kilogram of body weight have been taken without fatal outcome. No deaths directly caused by LSD have been reported, though the drug has been used unsuccessfully for suicide attempts. Rare suicides associated with LSD occur days to months after administration in disturbed individuals. The main danger arises from hallucinogenic effects leading to life-incompatible acts, such as attempting to fly from a building.