Unfavourable Reactions to LSD: A Review and Analysis of the Available Case Reports

This article analyzes reports of adverse reactions to lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in Canada in the late 1960s. There were 142 prolonged psychochotic reactions, 63 prolonged non-psychotic reactions, 11 spontaneous reoccurences (of the LSD experience), 4 attempted & 1 completed homicide, & 19 attempted & 11 completed suicides. The backgrounds of each completed suicide victim, & some of those who attempted, are described. Most of the victims were already mentally ill before taking the LSD.(VM)