What is LSD?
LSD or Lysergic acid diethylamide is the most potent drug when it comes to mood altering drugs. It is a hallucinogen. It is derived from the chemical lysergic acid that is found in ergot fungi that grow on rye and some other food grains. It is manufactured in the form of small crystals, but is then converted into a colorless and odorless liquid which is slightly bitter to taste and then sold.
It is usually sold as small pieces of paper, called blotters that are kept on the tongue. They also come in small tablets and very rarely as liquid. It takes effect after anything between 30 to 90 minutes of administering. The effect of one such use, called a “trip”, can last up to 12 hours.
It has many street names like by which it is referred to by dealers and users.
- Acid
- Loony toons
- Boomers
- Battery acid
- Dots
- Zen
- Hippie, and many more.
What are the effects of the drug LSD?
It is a very dangerous drug for the simple fact that its effects are totally unpredictable. It can give you a crazy high or make you feel extremely abnormally low. Its effects depends on a number of factors like the user’s mood, personality, the amount taken and the tolerance levels as well as the surroundings where the drug is taken.
Users of this drug are drawn to use it again and again as it not only dissociates them from reality but also gives them an out of this world feeling.
Physical effects of LSD
- Increase or decrease in body temperature
- Dilation of pupils
- Dry mouth
- Sweating or chills
- Tremors
- Sleeplessness
- Loss of appetite
Psychological effects of LSD
- Visual hallucinations
- Intense euphoria or severe fear and terror, along with panic attacks
- Severe depression and psychosis
- Distortion of identity, perception and time
- Fear of lack of control
- Sudden flashbacks of “trips”
It is the most powerful and potent mind-altering drug known to humans and it is therefore best to stay away from it and avoid the ill effects of this dangerous drug.
