The Dangers of LSD
JAMA August 8, 1966 DOI: 10.1001/jama.1966.03110060063015 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Case series Case report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Sample size | 70 |
| Population | Patients with adverse reactions to LSD |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Ingestion Tartrate Hallucinogen |
| Citations | 43 |
| Key findings | 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.