Lsd

LSD INFO

Effects

Short Term Effects

* dilated pupils

* higher body temperature

* increase heart rate and blood pressure

* sweating

* loss of appetite

* sleeplessness

* dry mouth

* tremors

* and more...

Long Term Effects

* Flashbacks- are the spontaneous and unpredictable

replay of an aspect of the LSD trip, occurring some time

after the initial effects of the drug have worn off. Visual

or emotional experiences that were originally seen or felt

while under the influence of LSD are re-experienced

* prolonged anxiety

* depression

* psychosis- more likely to occur in people with latent or underlying mental health problems.

* rapidly changing feelings

* Frequent use may cause persistent problems, depression, violent behavior, anxiety or a distorted perception of time.

These reactions usually decrease over time, and end within a few months after LSD was last taken, but may continue for years.

How does LSD make you feel?

How LSD affects you depends on several things:

* your age

* how sensitive you are to the drug

* how much you take and how often you take it

* how long you've been taking it

* the method you use to take the drug

* the environment you're in

* whether or not you have certain pre-existing medical or psychiatric conditions

* if you've taken any alcohol or other drugs (illicit, prescription, over-the-counter or herbal).

The physical effects of LSD may include numbness, rapid heartbeat, reduced

co-ordination, chills, nausea, weakness. Sensations of gravity may be altered, ranging from feeling weighted down, to feeling light and floating.

What is LSD?

LSD stands for lysergic acid diethylamide, and is a hallucinogen (a drug that can alter a person's perception of reality and vividly distort there senses) LSD was originally derived from "ergot," a fungus that grows on rye and other grains.

Dangers Of LSD

Physical Dangers

* Although LSD is generally considered nontoxic, other dangers may arise from bad judgments made during the experience. As with many drugs, while under the influence of LSD the ability to make sensible judgments and understand common dangers can be impaired, making the user susceptible to personal injury (i.e., If an individual attempts to drive a car or operate machinery under the influence of the drug, it could lead to accidents and injury.)

* There is also some indication that LSD may trigger a dissociative fugue state in individuals who are taking certain classes of antidepressants such as lithium salts and tricyclics. In such a state, the user has an impulse to wander, and may not be aware of his or her actions, which can lead to physical injury. MAOIs and SSRIs are believed to interact more benignly, with a tendency to significantly reduce LSD's subjective effects.

Mental Dangers

* It some more extreme cases LSD can lead to mental disorders such as OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder) a disorder that cause the "victim" to let thoughts build up and thing harm is coming to him/her self or there love ones.

* Flashbacks (see above)

Origins of LSD

* "LSD" is an abbreviation of the German chemical name of the compound, Lysergsaure-diathylamid (ENG-lysergic acid diethylamide). It was first synthesized in 1938 by Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz Laboratories in Basel as part of a large research program searching for medically useful ergot alkaloid derivatives. Its psychedelic properties were unknown until 5 years later, when Hofmann, acting on a hunch, returned to work on the chemical. He attributed the discovery of the compound's psychoactive effects to the accidental absorption of a tiny amount through his skin

* Until 1966, LSD and psilocybin(Mushroom) were provided by Sandoz Laboratories free of charge to interested scientists. The use of these compounds by psychiatrists to gain a better subjective understanding of the schizophrenic experience was an accepted practice. Many clinical trials were conducted on the potential use of LSD in psychedelic psychotherapy, generally with very positive results.

* Cold War era intelligence services were keenly interested in the possibilities of using LSD for interrogation and mind control (see MK-ULTRA), and also for large-scale social engineering (see counterculture). The CIA conducted extensive research on LSD, which was mostly destroyed.

Addiction potential

LSD is not considered addictive, in that its users do not exhibit the medical community's commonly accepted definitions of addiction and physical dependence. Rapid tolerance build-up prevents regular use, and there is cross-tolerance shown between LSD, mescaline and psilocybin. This tolerance diminishes after a few days' abstention from use

Chemistry

* LSD is commonly produced from lysergic acid, which is made