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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)

Selected References:

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  • Alexander GJ, et al. 1970. Lysergic acid diethylamide intake in pregnancy: fetal damage in rats. J Pharmacol Exp Ther; 173(1):48-59. 
  • Baquiran M, et al. 2023. Lysergic acid diethylamide toxicity. [Updated 2023 Dec 17]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK553216/  
  • Cohen MM, et al. 1968. The effect of LSD-25 on the chromosomes of children exposed in utero. Pediat Res 2:486-492.  
  • Das, Saibal et al. 2016. Lysergic acid diethylamide: a drug of ‘use’?. Therapeutic advances in psychopharmacology; 6(3):214-28.  
  • Fabro S, Sieber SM. 1968.  Is lysergide a teratogen? Lancet 1(7543):639.  
  • Fuentes Jet al. 2020. Therapeutic Use of LSD in Psychiatry: A Systematic Review of Randomized-Controlled Clinical Trials. Frontiers in Psychiatry; 10.943. 
  • Jacobson CB, Berlin CM. 1972. Possible reproductive detriment in LSD users. JAMA 222(11):1367-1373. 
  • Haden, M, & Woods, B. 2020. LSD overdoses: three case reports. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs; 81(1), 115-118. 
  • Long SY. 1972. Does LSD induce chromosomal damage and malformations? A review of the literature. Teratology; 6(1):75-90. 
  • McElhatton PR. 2000. Fetal effects of substances of abuse. J Toxicol Clin Toxicol; 38:194-5.  
  • McGlothlin WH, et al.1970. Effect of LSD on human pregnancy. JAMA.1; 212(9):1483-7. 
  • Mueller, B. A., Daling, J. R., Weiss, N. S., & Moore, D. E. (1990). Recreational drug use and the risk of primary infertility. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.), 1(3), 195–200.
  • Papac DI and Foltz RL. 1990. Measurement of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) in human plasma by gas chromatography/negative ion chemical ionization mass spectrometry. J Anal Toxicol; 14(3):189-90. 
  • Robinson JT, et al. 1974. Chromosome aberrations and LSD. A controlled study in 50 psychiatric patients. J Psychiatry. 125(0):238-44. 
  • Zellweger H, et al. 1967. Is lysergic-acid diethylamide a teratogen? Lancet; 2(7525):1066-1068.