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LSD is manufactured from a fungus that grows on rye and other grains and is one of the most potent chemicals and poisonous substances on Earth. It is produced in crystal form in illegal labs. These crystals are converted to a liquid for distribution. LSD is sold on the street in small tablets(”microdots”), capsules or gelatin squares(”window panes”). It is also added to small squares of paper. Its effects are unpredictable.

Street names:

Acid
Battery acid
Blotter
Boomers
Cid
Daffy duck
Doses
Dots
Golden Dragon
Hippie
Loony toons
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
Microdot
Pane
Window pane
Purple Heart
Superman
Tab
Yellow sunshine
Zen
Tab

Physical effects:

Raised body temperature
Increased heart rate and blood pressure
Sweating or chills
Loss of appetite
Sleeplessness
Dry mouth
Tremors

Mental effects:

Severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings, fear of losing control, fear of insanity and death
Visual hallucinations
Distortion of one’s sense of time and identity
Distorted time perception, distorted perception of size, shape, movements, color, sounds, touch and one’s own body image
Recurrence of the LSD trip, offen without warning long after the drug was taken (days, weeks, months and even years)
Severe depression or psychosis

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