What are the street names for it?

Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, acid, microdot, tabs, doses, trips, hits, sugar cubes, blotters, dots.

What type of drug is it?

LSD ( Lysergic acid diethylamide) is a hallucinogenic drug. It has a powerful effect on the mind.

What does it look like?

Probably the best known and most widely used of the psychedelics, LSD in its base form, is a liquid. By the time it reaches the street, however, it can take a variety of forms: colored tablets, tiny squares of blotter paper often with a picture on one side and perforated, and thin squares of gelatin,
pills, and sugar cubes.

What is its history?

Albert Hofmann discovered LSD in 1938 in Basel , Switzerland while researching blood stimulants. No research on LSD was conducted until five years later when Hofmann accidentally ingested LSD for the first time. Because of its structural similarity to a chemical present in the brain and the similarity of its effects to certain aspects of psychosis, LSD was, for a time, used as a research tool to study mental illness.

How is it used?

LSD is taken orally and licked off blotter paper. Gelatin and liquid can be put in the eyes.

What are the effects?

An LSD trip generally lasts from 6-12 hours, depending on the dose. The effects will begin to be felt 20-30 minutes after ingestion and the "peak" of the trip occurs about 2 hours after taking the drug.
The effects depend on the user's mood, where they are and who they're with. Sense of movement and time may speed up or slow down. Objects, colors and sound may become distorted. Users experience trips differently every time. Once the trip starts, there's no way of stopping it. A bad trip can be terrifying. Users may feel very threatened and can even forget that the drug is responsible. It's impossible to predict a "bad" trip, but it's more likely to happen if the user is feeling anxious, nervous or uncomfortable. Feeling paranoid or out of control can leave users shaken for along time afterwards. Accidents may happen while users are hallucinating. Users may experience flashbacks, where parts of a trip are briefly re-lived some time after the event. LSD can complicate mental problems such as depression, anxiety and
schizophrenia.

Physical Dependence:

none

Psychical Dependence:

moderate

Tolerance:

moderate