LSD

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LSD

• By Jorge and Ben

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What is it?

• LSD is one of the most potent mood-changing
  chemicals. It is manufactured from lysergic acid,
  which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on
  grains

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What are its street names?

• LSD has over eighty street names.
• INCLUDING
• Acid,
• blotter acid,
• window pane,
• dots,
• mellow yellow
• black sunshine
• blue moons
• blue star

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How is it used?

• LSD is sold on the street in tablets, capsules,
  and occasionally in liquid form. ingested orally.
  
• It is often added to absorbent paper, such as
  blotter paper, and divided into small decorated
  squares, with each square representing one dose

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What does it do to the body?

• The short-term effects of LSD are unpredictable.
  They depend on the amount of the drug taken the
  user's personality, mood, and expectations and
  the surroundings in which the drug is used.
• The user feels the first effects of the drug
  within 30 to 90 minutes of ingestion.
• The effects clear up after 12 hours.
• The physical effects include dilated pupils,
  higher body temperature, increased heart rate and
  blood pressure, sweating, loss of appetite,
  sleeplessness, dry mouth, and tremors

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What does it do to the brain?

• Hallucinogenic Drugs alter a person's perceptions
  of reality and may cause hallucinations and other
  alterations of the senses.
• It is possible to have a bad reaction to LSD.
  This is referred to as a "bad trip" and may cause
  panic, confusion, suspicion, anxiety, and loss of
  control
• These long-term effects may include flashbacks,
  mood swings, impaired thinking, unexpected
  outbursts of violence and eventually possibly
  depression that may lead to death or suicide
• Sensations may seem to "cross over" for the user,
  giving the feeling of hearing colors and seeing
  sounds

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Is it addictive and why?

• LSD is not considered an addictive drug since it
  does not produce compulsive drug-seeking behavior
  as do cocaine, amphetamine, heroin, alcohol, and
  nicotine.
• However, LSD produces tolerance, so some users
  who take the drug a lot must take progressively
  higher doses to achieve the state of intoxication
  that they had previously achieved, which could
  lead to overdose

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How to tell if someone is using it?

• Look for dilated pupils, higher body temperature,
  increased heart rate and blood pressure,
  sweating, insomnia, tremors, and dry mouth.
• Many of the LSD users experience frightening
  thoughts and feelings and fear of insanity and
  death.

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Treatment

• The best type of treatment is looking for help at
  a rehab facility

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The END

• BY JORGE GONZALEZ 10th AND BEN EVANS 11th