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LSD (Iysergic acid diethylamide), commonly called "acid," is
the most powerful known hallucinogen - a drug that radically changes a
person's mental state by distorting the perception of reality to the point
where, at high doses, hallucinations occur.
Street
names:
- LSD
- Acid
- White
Lightening
- Blue Heaven
- Sugar
cubes
- Microdot
What LSD
looks like:
Pure LSD
is a white, odorless crystalline powder that is soluble in water. Because
an effective dose of the pure drug is almost invisible, it is mixed with
other substances, such as sugar, and packaged in capsules, tablets, or
solutions, or spotted on to gelatin sheets or pieces of blotting paper.
Methods
of use:
- Ingested
orally
- Injected
- Snorted
Short
term effects:
- Fear
- Hallucinations
- Anxiety
- Numbness
- Muscle
weakness and trembling
- Rapid
flexes
- Increased
blood pressure, heart rate, and temperature
- Impaired
motor skills
- Dilated
pupils
- Nausea
- Seizures
- Depression
- Terrifying
hallucinations resulting in violence, homicide, or suicide
Long term
effects:
- Sleep
disorders
- Flashbacks
- Depression
- Severe
anxiety
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