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Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder

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Hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD)
The recurrence of LSD effects after the drug experience has ended.

Flashback
Psychiatry A non-drug-related recurrent recollection of a traumatic event, frightening experience or image, as may affect ex-soldiers, e.g., Vietnam veterans; the recurrence of a past memory, feeling, or perception
Substance abuse An involuntary recurrence of some aspect of a hallucinatory experience or perceptual distortion often with negative overtones and accompanied by fear and anxiety; flashbacks are an adverse effect classically associated with psychedelic drugs—e.g., LSD and PCP—which occur days to weeks after the last dose; flashbacks are common in heavy users and disappear with time


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LSD can trigger mental problems and long-term effects include psychosis and hallucinogen persisting perception disorder - HPPD - also known as "flashbacks".
Two long-term effects reported by former users are psychosis and hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD).
Two long-term effects reported by former users are psychosis and hallucinogen persisting perception disorder (HPPD).
 
 
 
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