Avoiding LSD
Everything You Need to Know About LSD
History (Early/ Discovery)
- It was discovered accidentally by a man named Albert Hofmann
- They discovered that the drug has incredible potency even in small doses
History (The Beginning and Middle of use)
-Scientists began to experiment on volunteers to see if the drug had any use in psychiatric treatment
Expirements
1968
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Short Term Effects
- Fear of losing control
- Fear of insanity and death
- bad trips can last for up to 12 hours
Long Term Effects
- LSD users may end up getting long lasting psychoses or severe depression
How LSD effects you
Pros
- You do not always have a bad trip (depends on a lot pf factors)
- LSD was used as a treatment for everything from Alcoholism to Autism
Cons
- You never know when you will have a good or a bad trip
~Side Effects~
- Dilated pupils
- Higher or lower body temperature
- Sweating or chills (“goose bumps”)
- Loss of appetite
- Sleeplessness
- Dry mouth
- Tremors
Good Trips
There is an overall sense of happiness and euphoria. Everything is beautiful, interesting and magical. When one is on LSD they often become very emotional and dreamlike.
Bad Trips
Legal Consequences
- It is not illegal to be under the influence of LSD in the state of California
Fun Facts
- The CIA conducted tests using LSD on human subjects
- LSD is a hallucinogen
- LSD stands for Lysergic Acid Dithylamide
Other names
-Doses
-Hits
-Microdot/ Dot
- Yellow Sunshine
-Boomers
- Window Pane
- Tabs
-Trips