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| LSD |
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LSD or "Blotter Acid"on Printed Paper |
LSD on Paper Back |
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| What It Is |
| Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) is a synthetic
substance discovered by Dr. Albert Hofmann in 1938. It is manufacturered from
lysergic acid. |
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| Street Names |
| LSD Acid, Trips, Blotters, Microdots, Tabs, Doses, Hits,
Sugar Cubes |
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| How It Is Taken |
| Taken orally, licked off of blotter paper. The minute
amounts sufficient for a 'trip' are usually absorbed onto a small paper square,
but are also less commonly available in gelatine sheets, sugar cubes or formed
into tablets or capsules. The strength of all these preparations is uncertain
and so the effects can be unpredictable |
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| What It Does |
Experiences are hard to describe, because they vary, but
also because they can differ from the normal way of perceiving things. Effects
depend very much on the user's mood, where they are, who they are with as well
as the dose taken. They often include intensified colours and distortion of
vision and hearing, although true hallucinations, believing something is there
when it's not, are rare, although they become more common on higher doses.
Emotional reactions may include heightened self-awareness and mystical or
ecstatic experiences. A feeling of being outside one's body is commonly
reported. Physical effects are generally insignificant.
Unpleasant reactions ('bad trips') may
include depression, dizziness, disorientation, fear, paranoia and panic.
Whether these effects are due to the user being unstable, anxious, depressed or
in hostile or unsuitable surroundings is unknown. A bad trip is not predictable
and may happen at any time.
Deaths
due to suicide, although much publicised, are very rare. Deaths due to overdose
are also very rare. |
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| Medical Uses |
| None |
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Did you Know?
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5.4% of 8th graders have tried LSD.
10.5% of 10th graders have tried
LSD.
15.1% of 12th grades
have tried LSD. |
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