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Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
My drug is LSD (Lysergic Acid Diethylamide)

2. Usually LSD is taken by mouth. It is dissolved into a liquid and soaked into blotter paper, which is then cut into quarter inch sized doses. These are also called tabs, trips, or hits. Although it is less common, LSD powder can also be squeezed into tiny pills, called microdots, or placed into capsules. The liquid itself can be squeezed into the eye.

3. LSD is manmade.

4. Battery Acid, California Sunshine, Dots, Golden Dragon, Pane, Looney Toons.

5. When in tab form, it looks like a very small square of paper, which is then usually decorated with printed designs. The designs can help identify the manufacturer or hide the age of the drug, since LSD turns yellow with age. LSD has been disguised in or on postage stamps, cookies, drinks, sugar cubes, or candies.

6. Someone who has taken LSD can experience hallucinations, visual distortions, and changes in thought process or mood. For example, if you took LSD then you might find something funnier than you usually would, or you may experience sounds, feelings, or see things that aren't there.
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Short term effects include the hallucinations, which normally come on within an hour and can last up to 24 hours. There aren't any definite long term effects that we know about, but one of the risks are flashbacks. A flashback is when the effect of the drug can hit you months or years later, but only last a minute or two. The flashbacks can be triggered by stress, exercise, or other drug use. Some theories suggest that flashbacks may be brought on because the brain might be damaged by LSD use, or cause it to perceive information differently, causing it to send incorrect

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