LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE TOXICITY

Course overview

D-LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE, OR LSD, IS A PROMINENT HALLUCINOGENIC DRUG THAT CAN PRODUCE PROFOUND, DOSE-DEPENDENT SUBJECTIVE EFFECTS IN THOSE INGESTING THE SUBSTANCE AND LEAD TO PERSISTENT PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS AFTER ITS EFFECTS HAVE WORN OFF. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE HISTORY OF THE SUBSTANCE, INCLUDING THE RELEVANT ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, ILLUSTRATES THE SUBSTANCE'S MECHANISM OF ACTION AND TOXICOKINETICS, REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH ACUTE LSD INTOXICATION, AND HIGHLIGHTS AREAS IN WHICH AN INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAMS CAN IMPROVE OUTCOMES.