Despite increasing calls for the decriminalization of lysergic acid diethylamide (aka LSD or acid) — not to mention increased acceptance of its therapeutic potential — myths about the popular psychedelic persist.

The prevalence of LSD overdoses is one of those myths.

Here, you’ll learn about the difference between a difficult experience or “bad trip” and an actual overdose, why some of the research around LSD overdoses is flawed, and an answer to the age-old question, “What’s the worst that could happen?”