LSD

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LSD

• Laketta Habersham

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History of LSD

• Chemical name lysergic acid diethylamide
• Man-made found in a fungus-ergot
• Street names Back breaker, battery acid,
  dots, Elvis, Loonytoons, Lucy in the sky with
  diamonds, pane, superman, Window pane, Zen
• Most commonly known as acid

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What it does in the body

• Causes hallucinations
• Effects are unpredictable and depend on many
  factors
• The effects of LSD depend on the mental state of
  the user and what the user expects to feel
• Users refer to their experiences as a trip due
  to the up and down feelings while being on acid.

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Physical Effects

• Users feel lightheaded
• Lowered body temperature
• Dilated pupils
• Nausea vomiting
• Increased heart rate
• Anxious feelings
• Paranoia

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• LSD is generally taken by mouth on blotter papers
  or sugar cubes

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History of Acid

• Was first discovered by Albert Hofman in 1938
  while looking for a circulatory and respiratory
  stimulant
• Hofman got high accidently 5 years later did it
  intentionally-Bicycle Day
• 1948-introduced into US as a psychiatric
  cure-all/ schizophrenia
• 1963-first time drug appeared on streets

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• 1967-banned in the US
• Timothy Leary advocated using the drug
• Leary was kicked out of Harvard for promoting the
  use of LSD

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There are three side effects of acid enhanced
long-term memory, decreased short-term memory,
and I forget the third Timothy Leary
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• The drug is a Schedule I
• Deemed to have a high potential for abuse
• It has no legitimate medical use in treatment
• There is a lack of accepted safety for its use
  under medical supervision
• LSD is Not an addictive drug

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Side Effects

• Users want to feel a change in mood
• A distorted sense of space and time
• Flashbacks
• Prolonged anxiety and depression after the drug
  is stopped
• Growing tolerance to the drug

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References

• www.usdoj.gov
• www.saps.gov
• www.nida.nih.gov
• www.streetdrugs.org
• www.erowid.org