Transcript Hallucinogens: LSD

Hallucinogens:
LSD
By:
Tiffany Dharia
Lauren Markovich
Neetu Nirappil
Yena Lee
What are they?
 Hallucinogens are intense mood-changing drugs
which often come with erratic psychological effects
 Lysergic-acid diethylamide
 One of the most common illegal hallucinogens
 It is manufactured from lysergic acid, a fungus that
grows on grain.
 Sold in tablets, capsules, liquid form, and sometimes
absorbed into paper or common food products
History
Long Term Effects
Short Term Effects
Entrance to Body
Medical Uses
 It has been banned, and many feel that it has no
medical purpose
 However, some have found LSD to help cure migraines
and cluster headaches due to the disoriented state LSD
results in
 Some also claim that it helps alcoholics
 Therapists sometimes take it to understand the
experiences of schizophrenics.
Common among…
 Individuals of all ages
 20.2 million U.S. residents age 12 and older have used
LSD before
 8 % of high school seniors have used the drug
Addictive?
 LSD does not cause physical dependence like most
drugs
 May cause psychological dependence
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Mortality Rate
Physiological Effects
Resources
Is it illegal?
 LSD was made illegal to possess in 1968 and has been
available on the “black market” since then.
 Illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, process, and
distribute
 Illegal under the Controlled Substance Act
Fun Facts
 LSD users can experience flashbacks, which are when
the original drug's effects suddenly reoccur up to a year
after the initial use.
 Some LSD users experience severe, terrifying thoughts
and feelings of desolation, fear of losing control, or
fear of insanity and death while using LSD.
Slang Names
 LSD is known as:
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Acid
microdots
purple haze
blotters
Fry
Yellow Sunshine
Battery Acid
Back Breaker
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blaze
tab
dose
gel
pyramids
trips
Superman
Loony Toons
Pictures
Video Clips
Works Cited
 http://www.drugrehab.co.uk/street-drug-names.htm
 http://www.justice.gov/dea/photos/lsd/powder_and_l
sd-orange.jpg
 http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/explore
r/4094/Overview#tab-Photos/5
 http://www.justice.gov/dea/photos/lsd/lsd_capsules1.j
pg
 http://www.justice.gov/ndic/pubs4/4260/index.htm#
Who uses