Overdose Toxic Effect of Hallucinogenic Drug: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide

¹Student of B.Sc. (Hons.) Forensic Science,

²Research Scholar, Division of Forensic science, Galgotias University, Greater Noida.

³Associate Professor, Division of Forensic science, Galgotias University, Greater Noida.

Corresponding Author: Mahipal Singh Sankhla, Research Scholar, Division of Forensic science, Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Tel: +91-9818019674; E-Mail: [email protected]

Received Date:  22 Sep 2018  
Accepted Date:  02 Oct 2018  
Published Date: 05 Oct 2018

Copyright © 2018 Sankhla MS

Citation: Verma RK, Sankhla MS, and Kumar R. (2018). Overdose Toxic Effect of Hallucinogenic Drug: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide. Mathews J Foren. 1(1): 004.

ABSTRACT

In today's world major problem youth intake of drugs are increasing day by day. Lysergic acid Diethylamide (LSD) is a synthetic hallucinogenic drug.LSD is derived from lysergic acid compound found in Ergot, a fungus that develops on moldy rye plant and different grains. It can be taken in the form of stamps (microdots), tablets, capsules, windowpanes (gelatin squares) etc. It increases blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature, loss of appetite, dry mouth, and sweating etc.LSD causes stimulating impacts by disturbing the interaction of the neurotransmitter serotonin and nerve cells which effects the brain. LSD is promptly consumed by the gastrointestinal tract with ingestion being the most widely route of exposure.LSD also uses in major date rape drug in sexual assault cases. It also effect the various parts of the body physically as well as mentally. It plays a major role in physiological effect and psychological effect. The overdose of toxic effect of LSD a person was in coma and sometimes death may occur.

KEYWORDS

LSD; Hallucinogenic; Toxic; Effect; Drugs; etc.