LSD

HISTORY

LSD was created by the chemist Albert Hofmann in 1938, who was looking for a blood stimulant. He did not discover the hallucinogenic effects that it has until 1943 when he accidentally consumed some.

Other names

• Acid
  
• Blotter Acid
• Dots
• Mellow Yellow
• Window Pane

WHAT DOES IT DO?

LSD is a drug that causes people to vividly hallucinate. Their surroundings are very vibrant in color and shape, size, and depth are distorted.

People use it to "tune out" from the real world.  They used it to escape the problems of society.

                              REALITY                                                                                     LSD (example)

HOW IS IT USED?

LSD is most frequently

put on a square absorbent paper and placed on tongue

It can also

come in

the form of a tablet or occasionally in liquid form.

The U.S. made LSD illegal to use

1967                1970's               1980's               1990's               2000's

Drug Use

Short-Term Effects  Long-Term Effects

• Hallucinate through sound, sight, and touch 
  
• Increased blood pressure
• Dizziness
• Sleepiness
• Loss of appetite
• Impulsiveness

• Visual disturbances
  
• Disorganized thinking
• Paranoia
• Mood agitations
• Hallucinations

01

• Up to 5 years in jail 
• Up to a $2,000 fine

Time Caught w/ LSD

CT LSD LAW

02

Punishment

• Up to 10 years in jail 
• Up to a $5,000 fine

SOURCES
https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/lsd

https://www.drugfreeworld.org/drugfacts/lsd/a-short-history.html

https://www.cga.ct.gov/PS98/rpt%5Colr%5Chtm/98-R-1003.htm

https://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/hallucinogens-dissociative-drugs/how-do-hallucinogens-lsd-psilocybin-peyote-dmt-ayahuasca-affect-brain-body

Pictures
hhttps://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/188069/lsd-trials-next-sunglasses-news-from/

https://www.westword.com/news/denvers-underground-lsd-labs-fueled-the-psychedelic-revolution-9644844