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Hallucinogens: LSD. By : Tiffany Dharia Lauren Markovich Neetu Nirappil Yena Lee. What are they?. Hallucinogens are intense mood-changing drugs which often come with erratic psychological effects L y s ergic-acid d iethylamide One of the most common illegal hallucinogens - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Hallucinogens: LSD
By: Tiffany Dharia
Lauren MarkovichNeetu Nirappil
Yena Lee
What are they?Hallucinogens are intense mood-changing
drugs which often come with erratic psychological effects
Lysergic-acid diethylamideOne of the most common illegal
hallucinogensIt is manufactured from lysergic acid, a
fungus that grows on grain.Sold in tablets, capsules, liquid form, and
sometimes absorbed into paper or common food products
History
Long Term Effects
Short Term Effects
Entrance to Body
Medical Uses
Common among…
Mortality Rate
Physiological Effects
Resources
Is it illegal?LSD was made illegal to possess in 1968 and
has been available on the “black market” since then.
Illegal to manufacture, buy, possess, process, and distribute
Fun FactsLSD users can experience flashbacks, which
are when the original drug's effects suddenly reoccur up to a year after the initial use.
Some LSD users experience severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings of desolation, fear of losing control, or fear of insanity and death while using LSD.
Slang NamesLSD is known
as:
Acidmicrodotspurple hazeblottersfry
blaze tabdosegelpyramids trips
Pictures
Works Citedhttp://www.drugrehab.co.uk/street-drug-nam
es.htmhttp://www.justice.gov/dea/photos/lsd/powder
_and_lsd-orange.jpghttp://channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/
explorer/4094/Overview#tab-Photos/5
