Transcript LSD - Coach Epps

LSD
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide
A Hallucinogen
Group: Hannah, Sona, Porter, Mason, Daisy, Eddie,
Stephan
What are the Slang Names?
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Acid
Blotter
Loony Tunes
Yellow Sunshine
Window Panes
Electric Kool-Aid
Blue Cheer
Mellow Yellow
Lucy in the sky with
Diamonds
How to take LSD
LSD usually is a small tab that you put under your
tongue for 10-20 minutes.
They can other times come in forms of:
 Tablets
 Powder
 Gelatin
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The tabs have some a
cartoon or pictures on
them and are usually
one quarter inch square
of absorbent paper.
Acid Facts
Lysergic acid is found in the ergot fungus and grows
on rye and other grains.
 6-8 hours of trip.
 The acid has a bitter taste. .
 LSD is not considered
addictive, however it
produces greater tolerance
in some users who take it.
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LSD Short Term Effects
Physical Effects
Mental Effects
Dilated Pupils
Delusions
Higher/lower body
temperature
Panic Attacks
Appetite Loss
Disorientations of one’s sense
of time
Sweating/chills
Terrifying thoughts
Disorientations
6-8 Hours of trips
(hallucinations)
Rapid Breathing
Tremors
Dry Mouth
Long Term Effects
Effects
Flashbacks for weeks or months or even years
Prolonged Depression
Psychosis
Impaired memory
Bad trips lasting days
Mental disturbances
Increased delusions
Increased panics
Social Effects of LSD
Social Effects
Disconnect a person from everyday reality
Bad school performance
Chaotic sleeping
Poor hygiene
Trips and Hallucinations
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LSD can damage your brain by having bad trips
that can last your whole life even after stopping the
drug.
Flashbacks can happen over and over again.
HPPD is Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder
(flashbacks) in which there is no treatment for.
Video
An artist who took a dose of LSD:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4Sb8jCJUT
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Legal Consequences
Trafficking 1-9 grams (one dose roughly)
• First offense: no less 5 years and not more than 40.
-Fine not to exceed 2 million
• Second offense
-not less than 10 years and not more than life
-death or injury, life imprisonment
-fine not exceed 4 million
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Possession with Intent to sell
3-15 years in jail
Fine of $2000-$300,000
Possession for personal use (more than 3 tabs)
1-3 years in jail
$1000-$25000
Media Influences
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Groups and Bands such as Flatbush Zombies, Rolling
Stones, and the Beatles used the drug LSD during
their concerts and music videos.
In the Perks of Being a Wallflower, Charlie took LSD
on New Year’s Eve.
Community Organizations
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First Step Services provides supportive groups for
adults and teens wanting help from drugs.
Holly Hill Hospital provides treatment plans from
recovery of drugs.
Video of LSD
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=NhR0An0CK0U
Billboard
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What does LSD stand for? (spelling not counted)
Is LSD addictive?
How long does LSD trip last?
Can you go to Prison for the possession of LSD?
What type of drug is LSD?
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Lysergic acid diethylamide
NO!
6-8 hours
Yes
Hallucinogen
Works Cited
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<http://bunkpolice.org/lsd-information/>.
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"LSD Information." LSD Drug Info. Narconon International, 2010. Web. 12
May 2013.
"Physical & Mental Effects of LSD, Taking Acid, Tripping: Foundation for a
Drug Free World." Physical & Mental Effects of LSD, Taking Acid, Tripping:
Foundation for a Drug Free World. Drug-Free World, 2006. Web. 9
May 2013. <http://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/lsd/the-harmful-effectsof-lsd.html>.