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Visual Disturbances Experienced by Hallucinogenic Drug Abusers While Driving

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.127.5.683

The author presents three case reports of young men with histories of hallucinogen usage who experienced visual disturbances while driving. None was "high" at the time of the experience. It is likely that the disturbances were due to recurrences of the acute effects of one or more hallucinogens. The author believes that use of these drugs may be introducing a new driving hazard.

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