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What is LSD?LSDis n f t m st p t nt,m dc nging c mic ls. It ism n f ct d f m lys gic cid, w ic isf nd in t g t f ng s t t g ws n

y nd t g ins.

It is p d c d in c yst l f m in ill g l

l t i s, m inly in t unit d St t s.T s c yst ls c nv t d t liq id fdist i ti n. It is d l ss, c l l ss, nd

s slig tly itt t st .

Kn wn s cid nd y m ny tn m s, LSD is s ld n t st t insm ll t l ts (mic d ts), c ps l s g l tin sq s (wind w p n s). It iss m tim s dd d t s nt p p ,w ic is t n divid d int sm ll sq s

d c t d wit d signs c t n c ct s (l nyt ns). occ si n lly it iss ld in liq id f m. b t nm tt w t f m it c m sin, LSD l ds t s tt s m pl c s i s

disc nn cti n f m lity.LSD s s c ll n LSD

xp i nc t ip,typic lly l sting 12 s

s . W n t ings gw ng, w ic ft n

pp ns, it is c ll d d t ip, n t

n m f living ll.


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Acid Battery acid Boomers Doses Dots

Golden Dragon Hippie

Loony toons Lucy in the sky

with diamonds Microdot Pane

Superman Tab

Window pane Yellow

sunshine Zenand many others

Street Names for LSD


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At the age of 16 I was introduced toa drug that I abused for over threeyearsLSD. What I was unaware of was the fact that LSD is the most potent

hallucinogen known to man.The drug came on a small piece of paper no bigger than my index finger,called a blotter. Fifteen minutes afterputting the paper on my tongue my entirebody got hot and I began to sweat.

Some other reactions that I

experienced while on the drug includeddilated pupils, nausea and goose bumps.While high on LSD I felt like there wasa huge distortion both in my mind andbody. The visual changes as well as theextreme changes in mood were like somestrange scary tripone in which I feltlike I had no control over my mind andbody. Edith

What is a Hallucinogen?h ll cin g ns d gs t t c s

ll cin ti ns. us s s im g s, s ndnd f l s ns ti ns t t s m v y l t

n t xist. S m ll cin g ns ls p d cs dd n nd np dict l c ng s in tm d f t s w s t m.


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What are the risks of LSD?T

ff cts f LSD np dict l . T yd p nd n t m nt t k n, t p s ns

m d nd p s n lity, nd t s ndings inw ic t d g is s d. It is ll f t dic

cing, dist t d ig s v , p n id* l w.

N m lly, t fi st ff cts f LSD xp i nc d30 t 90 min t s ft t king t d g. oft n, tp pils c m dil t d. T dy t mp t c n

c m ig l w , w il t l d p ssnd t t it inc s d c s .

Sw ting c ills n t nc mm n.

LSD s s ft n xp i nc l ss f pp tit ,sl pl ssn ss, d y m t nd t m s.Vis l c ng s m ng t m c mm n

ff ctst s c n c m fix t d n tint nsity f c t in c l s.

ext m c ng s in m d, nyw f m sp c d t liss t int ns t , ls

xp i nc d. T w st p t is t t t LSD sis n l t t ll w ic s ns ti ns c t d yt d g nd w ic p t f lity.

S m LSD s s xp i nc n int ns liss t ymist k f nlig t nm nt.

N t nly d t y dis ss ci t f m t i s lctiviti s in lif , t t y ls f l t g t k pt king m f t d g in d t xp i nct s m s ns ti n. ot s xp i nc s v ,t ifying t g ts nd f lings, f f l singc nt l, f f ins nity nd d t , nd d sp iw il sing LSD. onc it st ts, t is ft n nst pping d t ip, w ic c n g n f p t12 s. In f ct, s m p pl n v c v f m

n cidind c d psyc sis.* p n id: s spici s, dist stf l f id f t p pl .


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T k n in l g n g d s , LSD p d c sd l si ns nd vis l ll cin ti ns. T

s s s ns f tim nd s lf c ng s. Siz snd s p s f j cts c m dist t d,

s d m v m nts, c l s nd s nds. ev nn s s ns f t c nd t n m l dilys ns ti ns t n int s m t ing st ng nd

iz . S ns ti ns m y s m t c ss v ,giving t s t f ling f ing c l s

nd s ing s nds. T s c ng s c n f ig t ning nd c n c s p nic.

T ility t m k s nsi l j dgm nts nds c mm n d ng s is imp i d. an LSD smig t t y t st p t wind w t g t cl sl k t t g nd. h mig t c nsid it f n t

dmi t s ns t, lissf lly n w t t isst nding in t middl f sy int s cti n.

M ny LSD s s xp i nc fl s cks, c nc f t LSD t ip, ft n wit t

w ning, l ng ft t king LSD.

b d t ips nd fl s cks nly p t f tisks f LSD s . LSD s s m y m nif st

l tiv ly l ngl sting psyc s s s vd p ssi n.

b c s LSD cc m l t s in t dy, s sd v l p t l nc f t d g. In tw ds, s m p t s s v t t k itin inc singly ig d s s t c i v ig . T is inc s s t p ysic l ff cts nd

ls t isk f d t ip t t c ld c spsyc sis.


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After taking the acid,I imagined that wehad driven headon into

an 18wheeler and werekilled. I could hear thescreeching metal, thena dark and evil quiet.I was terrified at thispoint, I actually thoughtwe were dead . . . Fora year I wouldnt gointo any cemeterybecause I was terrifiedI would find my owngrave. Jenny

On LSD, which is oftentaken in tab form(below), an intense,altered state transformsinto disassociation anddespair. Often there isno stopping bad trips,which can go on for up to12 hours.


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At 13 years of age I took myfirst drink and soon afterwas introduced to marijuana.Then LSD quickly fell into myhands and I became addicted,eating it like candy.

One night during one of mybinges I blacked out and awokewith blood all over my face andvomit coming out of my mouth.By some miracle I pulled myself awake and cleaned myself up. Igot into the car, shaking, droveto my parents house. I climbedinto bed with my mom and cried.

By the age of 21, I checkedinto my first rehab. Donna


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Dilated pupils Higher or lower body

temperature Sweating or chills

(goose bumps) Loss of appetite Sleeplessness Dry mouth Tremors

Mental EffectsPhysical effects Delusions Visual hallucinations An artificial sense of

euphoria or certainty Distortion of ones sense

of time and identity Impaired depth

perception Impaired time perception,

distorted perception of the size and shape of objects, movements,color, sounds, touch

and the users ownbody image

Severe, terrifyingthoughts and feelings

Fear of losing control Panic attacks Flashbacks, or a

recurrence of the LSDtrip, often without

warning long aftertaking LSD Severe depression or

psychosis

The Harmful EFFECTS OF LSD


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I started drinking at the age of 15. Then I progressed to takingEcstasy, speed, cocaine and LSD.

I found it difficult to hold downa job and became depressedand thought I would neverovercome my obsession withdrugs. I attempted suicide twiceby overdosing on pills. I was putunder psychiatrists who gave meeven more drugs, antidepressantsand tranquilizers, which just madematters worse.

As an outlet for my feelingsI turned to selfharmI startedcutting and burning myself.

Justin


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International statistics

In e p , s m ny s 4.2% f t s

g d 15 t 24 v t k n LSD t l stnc . W n s v y d, t p c nt gf p pl in t is g g p w ds d LSD in t p st y xc d d 1%

in s v n c nt i s (b lg i , t Cz cr p lic, est ni , It ly, L tvi , h ng y

nd P l nd).

In am ic , sinc 1975, s c sf nd d y t N ti n l Instit t nD g a s v nn lly s v y dn ly 17,000 ig sc l s ni sn ti nwid t d t min t nds ind g s nd t m s t st d nts

ttit d s nd li fs t d g s .

b tw n 1975 nd 1997, t l w st

p i d f LSD s w s p t d y tcl ss f 1986, w n 7.2% f ig sc ls ni s p t d sing LSD t l st ncin t i liv s.

T p c nt g f s ni s p ting LSDs t l st nc v t c s f t

p i y n ly d l d f m l w f4.4% in 1985 t 8.4% in 1997. In 1997,13.6% f s ni s d xp im nt d witLSD t l st nc in t i liv s.

a st dy l s d in J n y 2008 f ndt t t 3.1 milli n p pl in t uS

g d 12 t 25 s id t y d s d LSD.


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Mescaline 13

I started hanging out at stripclubs, casinos and became verypromiscuous, visiting brothel afterbrothel and soon to be introduced toother drugs.

I had now lost all my inheritanceand had to move into a crackhousewhere I stayed for a year watchingpeople die, losing my business andbecoming a thief.

I was arrested in November 2003for attempted hijacking and went toprison.

I had hurt and lost everyone thatloved me and I was disowned.

I ended up homeless and onthe streets living and sleeping in acardboard box by the [train] station,begging and struggling to find waysto get my next meal. Fred

LSD: Most powerful hallucinogenic(mindaltering) drug

LSD

4000X

LSD

100X

HallucinogenicMushrooms

LSD POTENCY

LSD is 100times morepotent than

hallucinogenicmushrooms

LSD is 4000times strongerthan mescaline


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LSD: A short history

Al t h fm nn, c mist w king f

S nd z P m c tic l, synt siz d * LSD f t fi st tim in 1938, in b s l,Switz l nd, w il l king f l d

stim l nt. h w v , its ll cin g nic

ff cts w nkn wn ntil 1943 w nh fm nn ccid nt lly c ns m d s mLSD. It w s l t f nd t t n l d s

f s littl s 25 mic g ms ( q l inw ig t t f w g ins f s lt) is c p l

f p d cing vivid ll cin ti ns.

b c s f its simil ity t c mic lp s nt in t in nd its simil ity in

ff cts t c t in sp cts f psyc sis, LSDw s s d in xp im nts y psyc i t istst g t 1940s, 50s nd 60s. W ilt s c s f il d t disc v nym dic l s f t d g, t f s mpl s

s ppli d y S nd z P m c tic ls ft xp im nts w dist i t d dly,l ding t wid s f t is s st nc .

* synt siz : t m k ( d g) y c m ining c mic ls.


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LSD w s p p l iz d int 1960s y individ lss c s psyc l gistTim t y L y, w

nc g d am ic nst d nts t t n n,t n in, nd d p t.T is c t d n ntic nt c lt f d g

s nd sp d td g f m am ic t

t unit d Kingd mnd t st f e p .ev n t d y, s f LSDin t unit d Kingd mis signific ntly igt n in t p ts f t w ld. Harvard psychologistTimothy Leary, who

promoted LSD andother mindbendingpsychiatric drugs, wasarrested and imprisonedfor drugrelated crimes.


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Psychiatric mindcontrolprograms focusing on LSD andother hallucinogens created ageneration of acidheads.


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The days following myLSD use, I was filledwith anxiety and extremedepression. Followingmy first trip on LSD, Iwould eat it frequently,sometimes up to fouror five times per weekfor an extended period.Each time I would takethe drug, mentally I wasdrifting more and moreout of reality. The eventualeffect was the inabilityto feel normal in my ownskin. Andrea

W il t 60s c nt c lt s d t d g tsc p t p l ms f s ci ty, t W st n

int llig nc c mm nity nd t milit y s w its p t nti l c mic l w p n. In 1951, t s

g niz ti ns g n s i s f xp im nts.

uS s c s n t d t t LSD is c p l f nd ing w l g ps f p pl , incl ding

milit y f c s, indiff nt t t i s ndingsnd sit ti ns, int f ing wit pl nning nd

j dgm nt, nd v n c ting pp nsi n,nc nt ll l c nf si n nd t .

exp im nts in t p ssi l s f LSD tc ng t p s n liti s f int llig nct g ts, nd t c nt l w l p p l ti ns,c ntin d ntil t unit d St t s ffici lly

nn d t d g in 1967.

us f LSD d clin d in t 1980s, t pick dp g in in t 1990s. F f w y s ft

1998 LSD d c m m wid ly s d td nc cl s nd llnig t v s y ld t ns

nd y ng d lts. us d pp d signific ntlyin 2000 s .


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What Dealers Will Tell YouW n t ns w s v y d t find tw y t y st t d sing d gs in tfi st pl c , 55% pli d t t it w s dt p ss f m t i f i nds. T yw nt d t c l nd p p l . D l skn w t is.

T y will pp cy s f i nd nd

ff t lp y twit s m t ing t ingy p. T d g will lpy fit in m k y c l.

D g d l s, m tiv t d y t p fitst y m k , will s y nyt ing t g t yt y t i d gs. T y will t ll y t tt king LSD will xp nd y mind.

T y d nt c if t d gs in ylif s l ng s t y g ttingp id. all t y c t ism n y. F m d l s v

dmitt d t y s w t i y ss p wns in c ss g m .

G t t f cts t d gs. M ky wn d cisi ns.


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w ithin my own little trip world I started to getparanoid, feeling my friends were conspiring todo something, maybe even kill me. I thought to myself,I have to get out of here.

I ran into my friends bedroom, opened thewindow as wide as it would go and jumped out. Luckilyfor me my friend lived on the ground floor. I ran acrossa wooded area toward a bridge. I could feel my heartstarting to beat faster and faster. I heard voices tellingme I was going to have a heart attack and die.

This was not the end. Years later, I was runningand all of a sudden, bam, I was having flashbacks of the time I was running in my trip. I started to have abad panic attack and heard voices telling me I wasgoing to have a heart attack and die.

I would tell anyone even thinking of taking LSDto reconsider. Brian


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The TruthAbout DrugsDrugs are essentially poisons. The amounttaken determines the effect.

A small amount acts as a stimulant (speeds youup). A greater amount acts as a sedative (slows

you down). An even larger amount poisons andcan kill.

This is true of any drug. Only the amount neededto achieve the effect differs.

But many drugs have another liability: theydirectly affect the mind. They can distort the usersperception of what is happening around him orher. As a result, the persons actions may be odd,irrational, inappropriate and even destructive.

Drugs block off all sensations, the desirableones with the unwanted. So, while providingshortterm help in the relief of pain, they alsowipe out ability and alertness and muddy onesthinking.

Medicines are drugs that are intended to speedup or slow down or change something about theway your body is working, to try to make it workbetter. Sometimes they are necessary. But theyare still drugs: they act as stimulants or sedatives,and too much can kill you. So if you do not usemedicines as they are supposed to be used, theycan be as dangerous as illegal drugs.


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The real answer is to getthe facts and not to take

drugs in the first place.


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People take drugs because they want tochange something in their lives.

Here are some of the reasons youngpeople have given for taking drugs:

To fit in

To escape or relax

To relieve boredom

To seem grown up

To rebel

To experiment

They think drugs are a solution. Buteventually, the drugs become the

problem.Difficult as it may be to face onesproblems, the consequences of drug useare always worse than the problem oneis trying to solve with them. The realanswer is to get the facts and not to

take drugs in the first place.

WHY DO PEOPLE TAKE DRUGS?


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Millions of copies of booklets such asthis have been distributed to peoplearound the world in 22 languages. Asnew drugs appear on the streets and more

information about their effects becomesknown, existing booklets are updated andnew ones created.

The booklets are published by theFoundation for a DrugFree World, anonprofit public benefit organizationheadquartered in Los Angeles, California.

The Foundation provides educationalmaterials, advice and coordination for itsinternational drug prevention network.It works with youth, parents, educators,volunteer organizations and governmentagenciesanyone with an interest in

helping people lead lives free from drugabuse.

REFERENCESEuropean Monitoring Centre forDrugs and Drug Addiction 2007Annual Report

United Nations Office of Drugsand Crime, report on LSD, 1998

U.S. Department of Justice,National Drug IntelligenceCenter report, May 2003

U.S. Drug EnforcementAdministration

Research Report SeriesHallucinogens and DissociativeDrugs, U.S. National Instituteon Drug Abuse

U.S. Office of National DrugControl Policy report onHallucinogens, September 2005

Acid Dreams: The Complete Social History of LSDThe CIA, the Sixties, and Beyond, Martin A. Lee and Bruce Shlain,Grove Press, (revised edition),March 1986

www.drogues.gouv.fr.(Website of theFrench GovernmentsInterdepartmental Mission forthe Fight Against Drugs andDrug Addiction)

Hopkins Medical News

U.S. Substance Abuse andMental Health ServicesAdministration

Situation of amphetamines,Ecstasy and LSD in Europe,European Monitoring Centre forDrugs and Drug Addiction

New Study Reveals Morethan 3 Million Adolescentsand Young Adults Have UsedNonPrescription Cough andCold Medicines to Get High atLeast Once in their Lifetimes,10 Jan 2008, Substance Abuseand Mental Health ServicesAdministration

PHOTO CREDITS: Page 5: DEA;Page 14: The Albert HofmannFoundation; Page 15: DEA/ Timothy Leary arrest.


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