LSD (Lysergic acid diethyl amide)
What is LSD?
First produced by Albert Hoffman, who described 'Lysergic acid diethyl amide' trip after accidentally swallowing some in 1943
Increasingly popular as a recreational drug for the young. Usually supplied as tiny squares of paper (blotters) to swallow, or as tiny pills (microdots) around 1mm in size or smaller, sometimes with the appearance similar to black peppercorns
- Also known as: acid, blotter, cid, doses, cheer, microdots, dots, lightening flash, rainbows, bartman, windowpanes or windows, drops, flash, L, Lucy, paper mushrooms, strawberries and trips. Sometimes called by the image printed on the sheet or stamp.
The law
- Class A drugs
- Penalties for possession: maximum 7 years in prison and/or fine.
- Supplying: maximum life in prison and/or fine.
History
- Used for therapeutic purposes in the 1950s and 1960s
Effects
- Hallucinogenic 'Trips' last up to 8-12 hours (and longer in some cases)
- Effects depend on the user's mood - where they are and who they are with
- Sense of time may speed up/slow down. Objects/colour/sound may become distorted
- Can take up to two hours to take effect.
- Experience varies
Purity
- Rare to find LSD that is impure.
Risks
- Once the 'trip' starts there is no way of stopping it
- A 'bad trip' can be terrifying and unpredictable
- Feelings of paranoia or being out of control can leave users shaken
- Accident risk
- A quarter of users experience flashbacks
- LSD can complicate mental problems
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