LSD
(Lysergic Acid
Diethylamide)
By Mackensie Baker
Block C
Common Street Names
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You probably know this
drug as ‘acid’, but
there are many other
names. These include:
Boomers, Yellow
Sunshine, Backbreaker,
Battery Acid, Doses,
Dots, Elvis, Loony Tunes,
Lucy In The Sky With
Diamonds, Pane,
Superman, Window
Pane, Zen, and more
Be careful. You never
know what you could
be getting into
Psychological Effects
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LSD is usually taken by
the mouth. It’s typically
sold as a liquid and
can be applied to
blotter paper, sugar
cubes, gelatin squares,
or tablets
It began as a kind of
brown mold found on
rye bread, which a
Swiss chemist by the
name of Albert
Hofmann accidentally
discovered by
ingesting one day
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How does LSD work? It
blocks the seratonin in
your body from getting to
your brain receptors. The
brain then becomes
confused without the
neurotransmitter and
sends out false signals
that result in a ‘trip’, or,
intense sensational
hallucinations (mostly
visual)
Effects begin half an hour
to an hour after taking
the drug, and the effects
last for about 12 hours
“Woah, man!”
On a good trip, the user feels
everything on a much deeper
level, and many have claimed
to feel connected to people
and to the world in general in a
spiritual and almost mystical
sense.
On a bad trip, the user feels
panicky and anxious, afraid
they’re losing their minds. Some
remain depressed or anxious
for days afterwards.
Feelings of disconnection,
anxiety, confusion, depression,
extreme fear, and paranoia
have been affiliated with this
drug.
Short Term Physiological
Effects
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With Pregnant women, LSD
can bring on contractions,
resulting in Miscarriage
With all users, LSD raises
blood pressure, heart rate,
and body temperature.
Sweating and a dry mouth
are common side effects
All sensations are
intensified, but visual effects
are often bizarre.
Hallucinations are
common, as is synesthesia
(the blending of sensations,
making users believe they
can hear colors and see
sounds
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There are adverse and
Long Term Side Effects as
well…
Users may experience
sudden psychedelic
symptoms even when they
are not high on the drug.
These are called flashbacks
and may occur days,
months, or even years after
someone last used the
drug.
Can result in schizophrenia
or severe depression of
they run in the family or
the individual is naturally
inclined to such disorders
Yeah. Scary.
Can you get
addicted? Can you
die?
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Physiologically, LSD is not
addictive. Psychologically,
as with anything, there is a
risk. If people can get
hooked on cheeseburgers
or sugar, they can get
hooked on hallucinogens.
While it’s nearly impossible to
overdose on LSD, the user
may be so out of touch with
reality that they
inadvertently kill themselves;
i.e. jumping out a window in
the belief that they can fly
Facts and Statistics
Concerning LSD
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15.9% of adults have done LSD at
least once
1.8% of freshman in high school
have used the drug at least once in
their lifetime
9.7% of all ages 12 and up in 2004
had stated that they had done it at
least once
On August 16th, 1951 the CIA laced
bread from a village bakery in PontSaint-Esprit with acid as part of a
mind control experiment during the
Cold War. One man tried to drown
himself, an 11-year-old boy tried to
strangle his grandmother, and
another man jumped out of a
window under the mistaken
assumption he was a plane. After
falling and breaking his legs, he
carried on running for another 50
yards
Conclusion
 Many
disillusioned youth believe that such
mind-altering substances such as
marijuana, LSD, and ecstasy, won’t hurt
them all too much in the long run.
 Hopefully, you all know a little more now
about the truth of the matter and can tell
those dear to you so that they don’t get
hurt.