1. By: Tiffany Dharia Lauren Markovich Neetu Nirappil Yena Lee
Hallucinogens: LSD
By:
Tiffany Dharia
Lauren Markovich
Neetu Nirappil
Yena Lee

2. What are they?
Hallucinogens are intense mood-changing drugs which often come with erratic psychological effects
Lysergic-acid diethylamide
One of the most common illegal hallucinogens
It 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

3. History

4. Long Term Effects

5. Short Term Effects

6. Entrance to Body

7. Medical Uses
It has been banned, and many feel that it has no medical purpose
However, some have found LSD to help cure migraines and cluster headaches due to the disoriented state LSD results in
Some also claim that it helps alcoholics
Therapists sometimes take it to understand the experiences of schizophrenics.

8. Common among… Individuals of all ages
20.2 million U.S. residents age 12 and older have used LSD before
8 % of high school seniors have used the drug

9. Addictive? LSD does not cause physical dependence like most drugs
May cause psychological dependence

10. Mortality Rate

11. Physiological Effects

12. Resources

13. 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
Illegal under the Controlled Substance Act

14. Fun Facts
LSD 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.

15. Slang Names LSD is known as: Acid microdots purple haze blotters Fry
Yellow Sunshine
Battery Acid
Back Breaker
blaze
tab
dose
gel
pyramids
trips
Superman
Loony Toons

16. Pictures

17. Video Clips

18. Works Cited http://www.drugrehab.co.uk/street-drug-names.htm
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