Informative Essay: The Effects Of LSD

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Known as the substance that inspired Jim Morrison, Steve Jobs, and the Beatles, LSD is a hallucinogenic drug with mind-blowing effects. LSD stands for lysergic acid diethylamide, but it has many nicknames such as acid, blotter, doses, or tabs. Many people use acid illegally as a psychedelic drug, but it could act as more than that if used properly. LSD is a misunderstood drug that is desperately in need of more LSD was first synthesized in Bazel, Switzerland, in 1938 by a chemist working for Sandoz Pharmaceutical named Albert Hofmann. However, its effects were not discovered until 1943 when Hofmann accidentally consumed some of the chemical through his fingertips. Hofmann was studying alkaloids of a drug called ergot, which took a significant …show more content…

The trip usually begins with feelings of anxiety, euphoria, dizziness and uncontrollable laughter. The chemical intensifies every feeling and emotion, good or bad. It is very easy to have what is called, a "bad trip", especially if the individual is uncomfortable or anxious. Whether or not the user enjoys the trip usually depends on personality, state of mind prior to the trip, and the surrounding environment while on the drug (Smith). Variation in any of these factors could greatly alter the individuals attitude and cause a bad trip. Even if the user experiences some negative emotions or anxiety this does not mean that the bad trip will last the whole duration of the high. Another symptom people usually experience is pseudo-hallucinations, which is less severe than normal hallucinations because the individual still realizes that what they see is not reality. For instance, if one sees the designs on the floor moving, they still know that this is just an illusion. Another kind of perceptual change that occurs is referred to as a synesthesia, where one type of sensory experience is translated into another (Smith). For example, if the user is listening to music they may claim to feel the vibrations through their body or see the music in an array of

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