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LSD

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Updated November 24, 2003

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Category:

Hallucinogens.

Commercial and Street Names:

Lysergic acid diethylamide; acid, blotter, boomers, cubes, microdot, yellow sunshines.

How Administered:

Swallowed, absorbed through mouth tissues.

Intoxication Effects and Potential Health Consequences:

Altered states of perception and feeling; nausea, increased body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure; loss of appetite, sleeplessness, numbness, weakness, tremors ; chronic mental disorders, persisting perception disorder (flashbacks).

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