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• An hallucinogenic drug synthesized from lysergic acid, LSD produces mind altering effects in users such as visual hallucinations, a distortion of space and time, altered sensory perception, rapid heartbeat, nausea and mood swings. Because LSD alters the user's perception of reality and sense of judgment, they become more likely to engage in irrational and potentially dangerous behavior.Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Do You Know... LSD

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Lysergic acid diethylamide
  2. Also known as: Acid, blotter acid, window pane, dots, mellow yellow, trips, paper, microdots, angry paper, sugar cubes, tabs
  3. A white powder usually dissolved in liquid and ingested orallyNZ Drug Foundation: LSD
  4. Developed by Albert Hofmann in 1938U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration: LSD
  5. Synthesized from ergot, a fungus that grows on grainsNational Institute on Drug Abuse: InfoFacts: LSD
  6. Effects usually last 8-12 hoursLSD Symposium: LSD
  7. Non-addictiveLSD Symposium: LSD
  8. A 2004 study showed that 9.7% of Americans over 12 reported using LSD at least onceNational Institute on Drug Abuse: InfoFacts: LSD
  9. LSD experience is often referred to as a "trip"Centre for Addiction and Mental Health: Do You Know... LSD

• Quotes

  "Perhaps to some extent we have lost sight of the fact that LSD can be very, very helpful in our society if used properly."—Robert F. Kennedy

  "The LSD experience usually changes forever the worldview and basic life-orientation of all who experience it."—Ralph MetznerLSD Symposium: Quotes

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