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ANABOLIC STEROIDS

CANNABIS

COCAINE

ECSTASY

GASES, GLUES AND AEROSOLS (solvents)

GHB

HEROIN

KETAMINE

LSD (acid)

NAME IT

Acid, trips, tabs, blotters, microdots, dots (chemical name: Lysergic acid diethylamide)

THE EFFECTS

• LSD is an hallucinogenic drug. It has a powerful effect on the mind.
• The effects of LSD are known as a ‘trip’ and can last as long as 8 to 12 hours. While a user is tripping they will experience their surroundings in a very different way.
• 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, colour and sound may become distorted.
• Users experience trips differently every time.

THE RISKS

• 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 a long time afterwards.
• Accidents may happen while users are hallucinating
• Users may experience flashbacks, where parts of the trip are briefly re-lived some time after the event

LSD can complicate mental problems such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia.

Class: Class A

Group: HALLUCINOGENS

MAGIC MUSHROOMS

POPPERS (alkyl nitrites)

SPEED (amphetamines)

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