Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) is a synthetic drug that has been abused for its hallucinogenic properties since the 1960's.
LSD produces delusions and visual hallucinations that distort the user's sense of time and identity.
LSD typically is sold as a liquid or applied to a blotter paper, sugar cubes, gelatin squares and tablets.
LSD is used by individuals of all ages it is a particular concern for high school students. More than 8 percent of high school seniors in the United States used the drug at least once.
Effects associated with LSD use are unpredictable and include – feeling of despair, terrifying fears-losing control, going insane, or dying.
Flash backs during which certain aspects of their LSD experience recur even though they have stopped taking the drug.
Some have suffered fatal accidents while under the influence of LSD.
LSD users may develop long lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression.
MESCALINE PSILOCYBIN
Psilocybin and psilocin are obtained from certain mushrooms indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Mexico, and the United States.
As pure chemicals at doses of 10-20mg. these hallucinogens produce muscle relaxation, dilation of pupils, vivid visual and auditory distortions and emotional disturbances.
Effects produced by consuming preparations of dried or brewed mushrooms are far less predictable and as a consequence the hallucinogenic activity as well as the extent of toxicity produced by various plant samples are often unknown.
