LSD

LSD is a potent mood altering substance and a hallucinogenic compound. It is manufactured from a fungus that grows on rye, and other grains. It alters perceptions. Sensations and feelings change rapidly. One’s sense of time and self is severely altered. It is usually taken in tablet or capsule form, powder, or liquid. In recent years, there has been a resurgence in the use of LSD and other hallucinogens (that began in the 1960s and 70s). Individuals who use LSD seek the carefree feeling, increased pleasure from physical sensation, and hallucinations provided by an LSD “trip”. While compulsive drug seeking behavior does not occur with LSD, users develop a tolerance that leads to regular increases in the dosage often perceived as an existential or spiritual experience.

Signs and Symptoms of LSD Abuse

Rapidly Changing Emotions
Sensations
Altered Sense of Self
Altered Sense of Time
Panic
Fright
Dilated Pupils
Elevated Heart Rate
Elevated Body Temperature
Increased Blood Pressure
Profuse Sweating
Loss of Appetite
Sleeplessness
Dry Mouth
Delusions
Hallucinations
Tremors

Social Costs of LSD Use
Long term, regular use of LSD can lead to major personality changes such as paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. A person’s ability to perform regular daily chores may be severely limited once personality changes occur. This can lead to disruption in work, school performance, family dynamics and physical health.

LSD Withdrawal Symptoms
LSD users do not necessarily feel withdrawal symptoms similar to other drugs. However, use of LSD brings upon feelings of emotional discomfort and physical discomfort during use. Furthermore, the more one uses LSD, the great the dosage needs to be. Such usages can bring about flashbacks even when a person has stopped using LSD. These flashbacks, known as “HPPD”, can be severe in nature leading to a major psychological break and possibly suicide. Often the flashbacks are experienced as visual disturbances, seeing motion at the periphery of one’s field of vision. Because these flashbacks can occur years after a person has stopped using the drug, they can be missed diagnosis. Psychotherapy and sometimes antidepressants are the recommended treatment for flashback.

Slang terms for LS
Acid, Barrels, Battery Acid, Beavis & Butthead, Big D, Black Acid, Black Star, Black Sunshine, Black Tabs, Blotter Cube, Blue Acid, Blue Barrels, Blue Chairs, Blue Cheers, Blue Heaven, Blue Microdot, Blue Vials, Brown Bombers, Brown Dots, California Sunshine, Chocolate Chips, Cid, Coffee, Conductor, Contact Lens, Crystal Tea, Cupcakes, Deeda, Domes, Doses, Dots, Double Dome, Electric Kool Aid, Elvis, Felix the Cat, Fields, Flat Blues, Ghost, Golden Dragon, Goofy’s, Grape Parfait, Green Double Domes, Green single Dome, Green Wedge, Grey Shields, Hats, Hawaiian sunshine, Hawks, Haze, Head Light, Heavenly Blue, Instant Zen, L, Lason sa daga, Lens, Lime Acid, Logor, Looney Toons, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Mellow Yellow, Microdot, Mighty Quinn, Mind Detergent, Optical Illusions, Orange Barrels, Orange Cubes, Orange Haze, Orange Micro, Orange Wedges, Owsley, Owsley’s Acid, Pane, Paper Acid, Peace Tablets, Pearly Gates, Pellets, Pink Blotter, Pink Panther, Pink Robots, Pink Wedges, Pink Witches, Potato, Pure Love, Purple Barrels, Purple Flats, Purple Ozoline, Rainbow, Recycle, Red Lips, Royal Blues, Russian Sickles, Sacrament, Sandoz, Smears, Snowmen, Strawberry Fields, Sugar Cubes, Sugar Lumps, Tail Lights, The Ghost, The Hawk, Ticket, Twenty-Five, Vodka Acid, Wedding Bells, Wedge, White Dust, White Lightning, White Owsley’s, Window Glass, Yellow Dimples, Yellow Sunshine, Ying Yang, Zen. Other street names include LSD and other drugs.