LSD

Overview

Popular names ‘acid’, ‘tab’, ‘blotter’, ‘L’, ‘Sid’
What is it?

LSD is a powerful hallucinogenic drug, changing the way brain sees things.

 

Sought after effects

Effects similar to mushrooms:

  • Senses become distorted.
  • Changes to time, space and meaning

 

Undesired effects
  • Distortions can be frightening – ‘bad trip’
  • Can negatively affect people who have mental health problems
What does it look like?

Found as tablets or on blotting paper, which can come in all sorts of colours and designs.

How is it taken?

Swallowed: tabs are swallowed (ingested), though liquid LSD is also available.

It can last from 8 to 24 hours, though the latter is rare