Tripping Out

I read in passing a typical urban myth concerning LSD, something to do with “rival LSD gangs” dosing each other.

they give them waaay too much liquid LSD, enough to permanently remove them from anything resembling reality.

Most adverse LSD reactions resolve within 48 hours.

During one notable incident, eight partygoers assumed that a basin of white powdered anhydrous LSD was cocaine and ingested it nasally and orally, inhaling massive amounts of LSD (ie, up to several hundred times a typical recreational amount). Five went into coma and suffered vomiting, fever, and mild internal bleeding. Their serum LSD was 2.1-26 ng/ml, with 1000-7000 micrograms/100ml stomach contents. No psychological or physical abnormalities were noted a year later during a follow-up exam. A majority of the five continued to use LSD recreationally.

The complete article makes interesting reading and, of course, it’s from San Francisco.