LSD is a psychedelic drug that many individuals try for the outrageous psychological effects that it produces. However, many users never take the time to educate themselves on the potential consequences that abusing this substance can produce. Most importantly, few individuals ever ask the following question: Can you overdose on LSD?
What is LSD and How is it Made?
In simple terms, LSD is one of the most potent, mood-altering chemicals available. This addictive drug is made from lysergic acid, which is found growing on rye and other grains in the form of a fungus.
In the United States, individuals create LSD in illegal laboratories, in the form of tiny crystals. From there, they convert the crystals into an odorless, colorless, and usually slightly bitter-tasting, liquid. At this point, drug dealers are ready to sell LSD.
How do Individuals Use LSD?
Drug dealers frequently sell LSD either as a small tablet (known as a "microdot"), capsule, or gelatin square (known as a "window pane"). Some people add it to absorbent paper, which gets divided into tiny squares that dealers may add designs or cartoons (known as "loony toons") to. Occasionally, LSD is even sold in liquid form.
No matter how individuals use LSD, the illegal drug causes users to experience a very serious disconnection from reality and the world around them. A "good trip” typically lasts about 12 hours. This is what users begin to crave and chase. A "bad trip," however, may last much longer. Some users even deem this kind of trip as a living hell.
All acid trips result in hallucinations where the user may hear sounds, feel sensations, and see things that appear very real but in fact do not exist. "Bad trips," however, may produce sudden and unpredictable behavior in the user. Some past users report side effects like excessive sweating, feeling overly hot to the touch, and extreme visual changes that they were unable to control while being high on LSD.
LSD trips can cause extreme changes in mood that can range from a spaced-out blissful feeling to sheer terror.
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Can You Overdose on LSD?
So to answer the question - can you overdose on LSD? Though death as a result of acid overdose is rare, it can happen. Mixing the drug with alcohol might increase the risk of overdose (including fatal overdose). However, most deaths as a result of LSD occur because of the user's mindset and behavior during their trip. Common causes of death while high on acid include suicide, accidents, and engaging in dangerous behavior.
In some cases of acid trips, overstimulation of the central nervous system induces heart attacks, strokes, and respiratory failure, all of which can lead to death.
Help for LSD Abuse
If you’re dealing with an addiction to the disconnection and pleasurable effects that LSD is infamous for producing, it may be time to seek professional treatment. Continuing to engage in such dangerous activity puts you at serious health risks. It also jeopardizes your personal and professional relationships.
At our accredited facility, Pinnacle Peak Recovery in Scottsdale, Arizona, we can help you take control of your addiction before it spirals further out of control.
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