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LSDLysergic Acid Diethylamide
What is LSD?
• A hallucinogenic manmade drug developed in 1938 by Swedish chemist Albert Hofmann
• Produces delusions and hallucinations that distort the user’s sense of time and identity
• During 1940’s, it was used to treat 40,000 patients with mental illnesses (including schizophrenia)
• “Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out” – Timothy Leary
Forms
• Typically sold as liquid in tiny breath freshening bottles
• Blotter paper• Sugar cubes• Gelatin squares• Tablets• Dose: 25 µg
*Only 1% of the absorbed dose makes it to the brain
Street Names
• Acid• Boomers• Yellow sunshine• Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds• Dots• Looney Tunes• Elvis
• Superman• Zen• Pane• Doses• Battery Acid• Back Breaker
Effects
• The effects are unpredictable and depend upon the amount taken, the surroundings in which the drug is used, and the user's personality and mood.
• LSD users may develop long-lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression.
• Not considered addictive. However, LSD users may develop tolerance to the drug.
• Believed to work similarly to serotonin neurotransmitters
Subjective Behavioral Effects• Trips last between 8-12 hours, takes about 1 hour for drug effects to be
seen• Primary effects are visual – Kaleidoscopic & geometric patterns• Distortions of reality and time – delusions/hallucinations• Panic attacks, fear, paranoia• Loss of control• Insomnia• Loss of appetite• Synesthesia• Rapid mood shifts• Extremely stimulated imagination• Evokes strong emotional reaction• Repetitive/looping thought patterns• Impulsive, poor judgment
Possible Physical Effects
Worst Case Scenario: A Bad Trip
• LSD users have accidentally killed themselves by walking in front of a car, getting into a car accident while tripping, or falling from windows or buildings (skewed reality)
• Cat on LSD, Ridiculous Effects of LSD
Works Cited
http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs4/4260/index.htm
http://www.drugabuse.gov/drugs-abuse/lsd-acid