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LSD

LSD. Laketta Habersham. 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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LSD

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  1. LSD Laketta Habersham

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. Physical Effects • Users feel lightheaded • Lowered body temperature • Dilated pupils • Nausea & vomiting • Increased heart rate • Anxious feelings • Paranoia

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

  6. 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

  7. 1967-banned in the US • Timothy Leary advocated using the drug • Leary was kicked out of Harvard for promoting the use of LSD

  8. “There are three side effects of acid: enhanced long-term memory, decreased short-term memory, and I forget the third” Timothy Leary

  9. 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

  10. 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

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

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