Has LSD been proven to have more adverse side effects on teens?

[Redman42]

So we all know that LSD is pretty safe for adults, but have there been any studies that have shown more negative side effects for teens? (I.E. slower brain development, memory issues ect....)

 

[Flickering]

I'm confident that all indications show LSD is perfectly physically safe for teenagers and even children.

 

[Redman42]

What about physiologically? Since their brains are still developing.

 

[Thorns Have Roses]

I do not think there have been any studies done, but the ramifications you should worry about as far as psychedelics go is their impact on psychological development. If you want to know what your fellow bluelighters think on the subject, check out the Big & Dandy Age and Psychedelics thread.

 

[Flickering]

Probably about the same danger as to adults. Bluelighters have put forward alternately that an acid trip could be especially overwhelming for an inexperienced teenager, and that their youth and openness would actually be an asset on the trip. It's just a different kind of mind that's having the experience, it's hard to quantify whether it's more or less dangerous.

 

[Clocktower]

As far as I know, no study has proven that LSD use causes more adverse side effects in teens.


However, Cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, MDMA, cocaine, amphetamine, and surely some other drugs all have more adverse side effects when teens use them. Adolescent minds and bodies are simply more vulnerable to their effects.

Is LSD as dangerous to teens as those other drugs? Probably not.

Is LSD more dangerous for teens than for adults? Probably, yes.

 

[thatdreamer123]

Well, I'd think you're way more prone to a bad trip as a teenager. Looking back I can't believe I ate mushrooms 3 different times when I was 15 and wondered why each time I thought I was in complete and absolute hell, absolute train-wreck nightmare trips.

While being 18 now, mushrooms still give me some negative thoughts and feelings, I understand more about myself and have the will to not let those thoughts and delusions take ahold of me in a negative way.

 

[Foreigner]

Intuitively, I don't think LSD would be a good idea for teens, especially higher doses. It can be very bombarding and even as an adult I sometimes take days to recover from a heavy trip. Maybe it's because it tires out my dopamine system, but...

 

[Ismene]

Seeing as LSD is a class A drug the chance of anyone doing research with it on children is less than zero - there is more chance of you walking to the moon in the your bare feet.

So, it's basically up to you whether you think it would harm a child or not. I think not - because you can't use it as regularly as cannabis, nicotine or beer. Regularity of use is the only thing likely to cause any real damage, not particularly the drug itself.

 

[Redman42]

Well thanks guys, this is all what I thought to, but just wanted to confirm.