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 ...