LSD. Its rise, fall, and renewed popularity among high school students.
R H Schwartz
Pediatric Clinics of North America April 1, 1995 DOI: 10.1016/s0031-3955(16)38954-4 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | News report Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Population | Caucasian middle-class high school and college students in the United States |
| Topics | LSD |
| Keywords | Humans Substance-related disorders Prevalence Students Adolescent United states |
| Key points | LSD use among white middle-class high school and college students increased roughly 25% in 1993 versus 1985-1990 averages across lifetime, annual, and monthly measures, alongside more LSD-related arrests, larger seizures, more adolescent emergency room visits, and more LSD-related violent incidents including suicide, homicide, and accidental death than in the previous five years. |
Abstract
LSD is making a comeback nationwide among Caucasian middle-class high school and college students. Compared to the mean values during the years 1985 to 1990, an approximately 25% increase occurred in lifetime-, annual-, and monthly-use rates of LSD, in 1993, according to the annual NIDA high school senior survey. In 1992, an increase in LSD-related arrests occurred, as did seizures of larger quantities of consumer-ready LSD. The number of LSD-related emergency room visits by adolescents increased, and intermittent LSD-related violent behavior, including suicide, homicide, and accidental death, were higher than in the previous 5-year period. Fewer high school students attribute great danger in trying LSD once or twice. The painfully learned lessons about LSD seem, sadly, destined to be relearned by the youth of the 1990s.
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