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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: LSD. Mariana Abou-Rizk 2 nd period Ms. Bailey. Major Category. Hallucinogen a group of drugs that changes the way a person sees, hears, and feels things around him/her. History of LSD.
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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide: LSD Mariana Abou-Rizk 2nd period Ms. Bailey
Major Category • Hallucinogen • a group of drugs that changes the way a person sees, hears, and feels things around him/her
History of LSD • 1949- doctors at Boston Psychopathic Hospital (now MA Mental Health Center) learned about and obtained LSD to experiment with it • LSD showed potential in treatment of psychological disorders such as schizophrenia 5
History of LSD • 1951- CIA wanted to investigate LSD • They thought it could possibly be used as a truth serum • They tested LSD on soldiers and students • Experiment went awry when a test subject jumped out a window and fell to his death 6
History of LSD • Was used as a recreational drug in the 1960’s as part of the hippie culture • Banned in United States in 1967 • Ken Kesey used his experiences and observations of taking LSD in his novel One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest 2
Street Names for LSD • Acid • Blotters • Cheer • Dots • Drop • Lucy (as in “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”) • Paper mushrooms • Rainbows • Smilies • Stars
Short-Term Effects • Mood swings/ rapid emotional changes • Delusions and hallucinations • Panic • Impaired judgment and reasoning • Anxiety
Long-Term Effects • Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder • psychosis, a disorder characterized by the inability to tell fiction from reality • Persistent flashbacks of trips • Schizophrenia • Depression
Diseases that Occur from LSD • Schizophrenia • Depression • Psychosis • Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder
Physiological Effects of LSD • Can cause miscarriage • Lysergic acid diethylamide blocks the serotonin receptors in the brain • Serotonin regulates mood, appetite, sensory perception, and other nervous system functions • When the serotonin receptors are blocked, nerves in brain get confused and send out false signals • The false signals result in trips 4
Tripping --A trip is a hallucination • Senses are distorted • Sounds become louder • Colors seem more vivid • Most common effect of hallucinogens --Some lead to overwhelming panic and anxiety; known as bad trips --A trip can last twelve or more hours, depending on the drug 3
Tripping Physical signs of tripping: • Dilated pupils • Increased body temp, heart rate, and blood pressure • Nausea • Dry mouth • Shivering, shaking, and sweating • Numbness • Lack of coordination • Abnormal breathing
PsychologicalEffects • Causes trips • Mental instability • Anxiety • hallucinations
Should LSD be legalized? • No • Since it is a hallucinogen, it can make a person see/hear things that do not exist • Has unpredictable effects, except it is evident that the effects are unpleasant 1
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