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Street Names:
Acid, blotter.
Description:
Sold on street as colored drops on blotting
paper, on gelatin sheets, as tablets, capsules, or liquid solutions. Common dose 50
to 100 micrograms. (1000 micrograms = 1 mg.) Usually taken orally.
Origin and Medical Uses:
Synthesized from lysergic acid, which is
found in a fungus growing on various grains. Produced in labs specifically for the
illicit drug market. There is no medical use for this drug.
Short Term Effects:
Effects felt within an hour, last 2 to 12 hours.
Perception intensified, colours appear brighter, objects more sharply defined or
distorted. Possible changes in perception of time and distance. User may feel
his body as light, heavy, or distorted. Thinking and concentration are difficult,
short term memory impaired. Extreme mood swings, including joy, inspiration,
depression, anxiety, terror, and aggression. No known deaths have been directly
caused by overdose, but drug induced confusion has caused accidental deaths.
Long Term Effects:
Decreased motivation and interest, or prolonged depression
and anxiety. LSD high may spontaneously recur days, weeks, or even months later
(called "flashback"). Use during pregnancy may be related to increased
incidence of spontaneous abortion or fetal abnormality.
Tolerance and Dependence:
Tolerance to LSD develops very quickly and the user
must abstain for several days for the tolerance to drop so that the desired effect can be
attained again. LSD use also causes cross
tolerance to mescaline, psilocybin and DMT. Chronic users may
become psychologically dependent, but LSD does not cause physical
dependence.
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