The Dangers of LSD
JAMA August 8, 1966 DOI: 10.1001/jama.1966.03110060063015 via OpenAlex
Summary
AI-generated from the abstractAdverse reactions to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) are diverse, with psychiatric side effects ranging from depressive reactions to psychotic states. In 70 cases, LSD was taken outside of medical or therapeutic settings. Observations of these cases and community users raise concern about the drug's widespread use.
Study at a glance
| Characteristics | Case series Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 70 |
| Population | Patients with adverse reactions to LSD |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Medicine Ingestion Psychiatry Tartrate |
| Citations | 43 |
| Key finding | Widespread use of LSD is a cause for concern based on varied adverse psychiatric reactions observed in 70 cases and community users. |
Abstract
The symptoms, diagnostic categories, and general characteristics of patients in 70 cases of adverse reactions to lysergic acid diethylamide tartrate (LSD) are varied. Psychiatric side effects ranged from depressive reaction to psychotic states. In all cases, LSD ingestion occurred separately and apart from medical-experimental and psychiatric-therapeutic models of LSD usage. Findings based on these cases and from observations made on LSD users in the community indicate that widespread use of LSD is a cause for concern.