LSD (Hallucinogen)
Street Name: Acid
What it looks like and how it's taken:
Comes in small squares of paper, often printed with designs, or as tiny tablets called microdots and dots.
Swallowed. It is a myth that LSD can be absorbed through the skin from transfers.
Immediate effects:
Hallucination - the 'trip'. Starts within an hour and can last 8-12 hours. Surroundings seem different. Colours brighter, sounds new, movement and time may seem to speed up or slow down.
Risks:
Short term: Trips cannot be controlled, changed or stopped. A bad trip can be terrifying, which requires help and reassurance from others. Mental health problems can be triggered and existing conditions made worse.
Long term: Users may have 'flashbacks' when they relive a trip without taking the drug again.
Legal status: Class A
