A college student admits frequent use of LSD to a nurse and reports plans to stop using it. What will the nurse tell this student?
a. Flashback episodes and episodic visual disturbances are common.
b. Tolerance to the effects of LSD will fade quickly once use of the drug has stopped.
c. Withdrawal symptoms can be mitigated with haloperidol [Haldol].
d. Withdrawal from LSD is associated with a severe abstinence syndrome.
B
Tolerance to the effects of LSD develops rapidly but fades quickly when the drug is stopped. Flashback episodes may occur but are not common. Haloperidol may actually intensify symptoms associated with an acute panic reaction; it is not indicated for LSD withdrawal. Abstinence syndrome does not occur when LSD is stopped.
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