LSD is
one of the most potent, mood-changing chemicals. It is manufactured
from lysergic acid, which is found in the ergot fungus that grows on rye
and other grains.
It is produced
in crystal form in illegal laboratories, mainly in the United States.
These crystals are converted to a liquid for distribution. It is
odorless, colorless, and has a slightly bitter taste.
Known
as “acid” and by many other names, LSD is sold on the street in small
tablets (“microdots”), capsules or gelatin squares (“window panes”). It
is sometimes added to absorbent paper, which is then divided into small
squares decorated with designs or cartoon characters (“loony toons”).
Occasionally it is sold in liquid form. But no matter what form it comes
in, LSD leads the user to the same place—a serious disconnection from
reality.
LSD users call an LSD
experience a “trip,” typically lasting twelve hours or so. When things
go wrong, which often happens, it is called a “bad trip,” another name
for a living hell.
If the user is in a hostile or otherwise unsettling environment, or is not mentally prepared for the powerful distortions in perception and thought that the drug causes, effects are more likely to be unpleasant than if he or she is in a comfortable environment and has a relaxed, balanced and open mindset.
LSD causes an altered sensory experience of senses, emotions, memories, time, and awareness for 6 to 14 hours, depending on dosage and tolerance. Generally beginning within thirty to ninety minutes after ingestion, the user may experience anything from subtle changes in perception to overwhelming cognitive shifts. Changes in auditory and visual perception are typical. Visual effects include the illusion of movement of static surfaces ("walls breathing"), after image-like trails of moving objects ("tracers"), the appearance of moving colored geometric patterns (especially with closed eyes), an intensification of colors and brightness ("sparkling"), new textures on objects, blurred vision, and shape suggestibility. Users commonly report that the inanimate world appears to animate in an unexplainable way; for instance, objects that are static in three dimensions can seem to be moving relative to one or more additional spatial dimensions.[22] Many of the basic visual effects resemble the phosphenes seen after applying pressure to the eye and have also been studied under the name "form constants". The auditory effects of LSD may include echo-like distortions of sounds, changes in ability to discern concurrent auditory stimuli, and a general intensification of the experience of music. Higher doses often cause intense and fundamental distortions of sensory perception such as synaesthesia, the experience of additional spatial or temporal dimensions, and temporary dissociation.
LSD is considered an entheogen because it can catalyze intense spiritual experiences, during which users may feel they have come into contact with a greater spiritual or cosmic order. Users claim to experience lucid sensations where they have "out of body" experiences. Some users report insights into the way the mind works, and some experience permanent shifts in their life perspective. LSD also allows users to view their life from an introspective point of view. Some users report using introspection to resolve unresolved or negative feelings towards an individual or incident that occurred in the past. Some users consider LSD a religious sacrament, or a powerful tool for access to the divine. Stanislav Grof has written that religious and mystical experiences observed during LSD sessions appear to be phenomenologically indistinguishable from similar descriptions in the sacred scriptures of the great religions of the world and the secret mystical texts of ancient civilizations
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CidDosesDotsGolden DragonHeavenly BlueHippie |
Loony toonsLucy in the sky with diamondsMicrodotPanePurple HeartSuperman |
TabWindow paneYellow sunshineZen |
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