Admitting the Holocaust

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panic, fear, and loneliness, and creates an intense and very

real recollection of the original bad trip. A somatic flashback results in altered body

sensations, e.g. tremors, weakness, nausea, dizziness that were part of the original bad

trip. In a perceptual flashback, the user re-experiences some of the original sensory

distortions.”


LSD

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide), commonly called “acid”, is the most common

hallucinogen and one of the most potent mood-changing chemicals. It is derived from a

fungus that grows on rye and other grains, but is classified as semi-synthetic. Pure LSD is

odorless, crystalline, and soluble in water. Because it is almost invisible, it is mixed with

other substances such as sugar, and may be packaged in pure white, colored tablets,

capsules, solutions, blotter paper, clear liquid and/or thin squares of gelatin. The effective

dose of LSD is measured in micrograms (us), however, the lethal dose is thousands of

times that, making the drug basically non-toxic.

The street names for LSD vary, but the most common are: acid, doses, microdot, hits,

sugar cubes, tabs, or trips. LSD is usually swallowed and can take 20 to 60 minutes to

take effect, called “tripping”. LSD is illegal, except for scientific experimental research,

and is in the same class of drug as heroin and cocaine (class a).

LSD is a drug that radically changes a person’s mental state by distorting the

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perception of reality. In high doses, LSD can produce hallucinations. LSD is often

referred to as an illuisionogenic, psychotomimetic, psychedelic, and mind-expanding,

depending on who’s talking about them.

LSD is usually taken orally, but is sometimes injected or inhaled. Users who inject ...