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LSD lysergic acid diethylamide. By: Demi Haar and Justin Morrison. Definition. Lysergic acid diethylamide, an hallucinogen. LSD is an abbreviation of the German term Lysergsaure-Diathylamid for lysergic acid diethylamide. What is it?. LSD is a hallucinogenic drug Street/Other Names Tripping
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LSDlysergic acid diethylamide By: Demi Haar and Justin Morrison
Definition • Lysergic acid diethylamide, an hallucinogen. LSD is an abbreviation of the German term Lysergsaure-Diathylamid for lysergic acid diethylamide.
What is it? • LSD is a hallucinogenic drug • Street/Other Names • Tripping • Blotter
How’s it used? • LSD is licked or swallowed off of paper • Capsules and liquids are also swallowed • LSD users drew these
What does it do to me? • When you use LSD your senses of space, distance, and time become altered. • People say they hear colors or see sounds. • Effects are unpredictable though. • Some experience dilated pupils, increased heart rate, blood pressure, muscle twitches, shaking, sweating, sleeplessness, and loss of appetite.
O.R.I. • Once you’re on an “acid trip”, you can’t get off till the drug’s done with you – in about twelve hours • LSD can cause “bad trips”, users experience panic, confusion, sadness, and scary images, which later cause flashbacks of “bad trips.”
What it’s made of • LSD is a colorless, odorless drug with a bitter taste. • It is made from ergot, a brown, toxic (poisonous) mold that grows on rye, and other grains. • The chemical formula for LSD is C20H25N3O