LSD

Street Names

acid, trips, blotters, mellow or tabs or may be named after the design on the blotting paper.

 

Brief Description

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) is a artificial drug. It may be formed as a white power, tablets, capsules or most commonly, impregnated in blotting paper. Psilocybin takes place naturally in certain varieties of mushrooms. The mushrooms may be offered whole or cooked in food or in coffee.

 

How can you tell if someone is using LSD?

 

Some of the signs of use may include

 

Sometimes people who take LSD feel that the experience gets out of control (Bad Trip). If this happens to someone you know it is always wise to call an ambulance if you are not sure what to do.

 

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How is it LSD used?

LSD is generally taken by mouth and held on the tongue or swallowed, also there have been reports of it being inhaled or injected

 

Short-Term Effects

The effects of LSD can usually be felt in 30 to 45 minutes and last between six to eight hours.

These effects may include:

Heightened senses

Psychological or emotional effects

Physical effects

Long-Term Effects

LSD can complicate mental problems such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia. After using LSD people can have ‘flashbacks’ when they suddenly see or hear things from previous LSD trips.

Drug-induced Psychosis For some people, even those with no history or symptoms of psychological disorders, a distorted ability to recognize reality, think rationally, or communicate with others caused by LSD may last years after taking the drug.

Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder (HPPD) Known familiarly to LSD users as "flashbacks," HPPD episodes are "spontaneous, repeated recurrences of some of the sensory distortions originally produced by LSD." 27 The flashback experience may include visual disturbances such as halos or trails attached to moving objects or seeing false motions in the peripheral vision.

 

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