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M 500
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i!LK_,
E
_ (Dept.of
C., ELKES, J., MAYER-GROSS, W.
Exper.Psychiatry,
University
of Birmingham)
Hallucinogenic d/u_s.
1_cet
268,719(1955).
SIR,--We hope you will allow us to voice a
word
of
warning
regarding
the use of the so-called
"
hallucino-
genic " drugs,
notably
lysergic
acid diethylamide
(LSD 25).
Although
its
application, especially
as an
adjuvant to psychotherapy,
is suggested
by recent work,
12
we
feel that too little as
yet
is
known
about individual
differences in susceptibility
to warrant
its use except
under closest supervision.
Our
own
observations
in
normal volunteers, and reliable reports
from colleagues,
suggest
that :
1. During
acute intoxication
the
subject may potentially
be
a
danger to himself and to
others.
2. In single
instances
a delayed and exceptionally severe
response,
may
take
place,
and be
followed by serious after.
effects lasting
several
days.
3.
Early
psychotic
conditions
may be
aggravated by the
drug.
'
Until
more
is known
about
its mode of action, we urge
those
interested
to refrain from using the
drug
in out-
patients
or
in day-hospital
patients,
and restrict
its use
to inpatients--and then
only whe[l constant
supervision
by trained personnel
is
available.
At
this early
stage
it
seems to us wise to tread cautiously, and to protect
what
may
be a promising new
method
from
indiscriminate
use
and untimely haste.
NI_/bh
455

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