Drug Classification: Hallucinogen Drug Schedule: I
Addiction Potential: Moderate
Modes of Administration:
Oral (liquid)
Intranasal (snorted into the nose)
Onset of Drug Effect(s): Onset of effects from LSD use generally occur within 30-90 minutes of ingestion and last up to 12 hours in higher doses.
Drug Action(s): The effects of LSD are unpredictable with each use and with each user. They depend on the amount of the drug taken, the user’s personality/mood/expectations, and the environment in which the drug is used.
Acute effects on the mind and body include:
- Dilated pupils
- Increase in body temperature/heart rate/respiration
- Loss of appetite
- Vivid hallucinations
- Altered sense of time and space
- Great risk for personal injury and fatal accidents
- Dramatic mood swings
Long terms effects on the mind and body include:
- Physical exhaustion
- Psychosis, schizophrenia-like symptoms
- Adverse drug reaction
- Flashbacks
