Synopsis / Table of Contents:

LSD                 (definition, introduction)
Delysid             (medical fact sheet for pharmaceutical LSD, pharmacology)

        Cautions, Real And Imagined:

Addiction Potential (none)
Adulterants         (the strychnine myth, manufacturing impurities,
etc.)
Bad Trips           (what they are, how to avoid, what to do)
Myths               (stamps for children, staring at the sun..)
Dangers             (LSD isn't for morons...)
Flashbacks          (what they are, post-traumatic stress syndrome)
Insomnia            (common, what to do)
Tolerance           (caquired and lost quickly (3 days), no withdrawal)

        Background:

Anthropology        (and history)
Botany              (sources in nature: mushrooms, ergot, morning glories,
                     hawaiian baby woodrose, tropical plants)
Chemistry           (structure)
Mechanism of Action (uncertain)
Related Compounds   (indoles: psilocybin, dimethyltryptamine (DMT) )
Manufacture         (forget it)

Drug Testing        (don't worry)
Legal Scheduling    (sched. 1, no medical uses in US (despite past
                     effective use) )

        Pragmatics:

Set and Setting     (how to have a positive experience; LSD ]= beer)
Storage             (keep in a cool dark dry place)
Combinations        (cannabis is good, otherwise be careful)
Aftereffects        (a user's viewpoint as to why it's a good thing)

        References & Further Reading:

(Recommended)
         _Psychedelic Encyclopedia_ by Peter Stafford
        _LSD: My Problem Child_  by Albert Hofmann
        _Licit & Illicit Drugs_ (Consumer Reports)
        _Storming heaven : LSD and the American dream_  by Jay Stevens

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LSD
        Generic name for the hallucinogen lysergic acid
        diethylamide-25.  Discovered by Dr. Albert Hofmann in 1938, LSD is one
        of the most potent mind-altering chemicals known.  A white, odorless
        powder usually taken orally, its effects are highly variable and begin
        within one hour and generally last 8-12 hours, gradually tapering off.
        It has been used experimentally in the treatment of alcoholics and
        psychiatric patients.  ÝWhere it showed some success.¿ It
        significantly alters perception, mood, and
        psychological processes, and can impair motor coordination and skills.
        During the 1950s and early 1960s, LSD experimentation was legally
        conducted by psychiatrists and others in the health and mental health
        professions.  Sometimes dramatic, unpleasant psychological reactions
        occur, including panic, great confusion, and anxiety.  Strongly
        affected by SET and SETTING.  Classification: hallucinogens.
 Slang
        names: acid, sugar.  See also appendix B.  (RIS 27:211-52 entries)

        -- Research Issues 26, Guide to Drug Abuse Research Terminology,
                   available from NIDA or the GPO, page 54.

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Common Drug Slang Terms (NB: many of these refer to the carrier, ie, "Blotter"
        or "Sugar Cubes".  Often the local names will refer to patterns printed
        on the blotter, eg, "Blue unicorn".):

        Acid, 'Cid, Sid, Bart Simpsons, Barrels, Tabs, Blotter, Heavenly blue,
        "L", Liquid, Liquid A, Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Microdots,
        Mind detergent, Orange cubes, Orange micro,  Owsley, Hits,
        Paper acid,  Sacrament, Sandoz,  Sugar, Sugar lumps,
        Sunshine, Tabs, Ticket, Twenty-five, Wedding bells, Windowpane,
        etc.

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                        PRECAUTIONS

     Pathological mental conditions may  be  intensified  by
Delysid.  Particular caution is necessary in subjects with a
suicidal tendency and  in  those  cases  where  a  psychotic
development appears imminent.  The psycho-affective lability
and the tendency to commit impulsive acts  may  occasionally
last for some days.

     Delysid should only be administered under strict  medi-
cal supervision.  The supervision should not be discontinued
until the effects of the drug have completely worn off.

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                          ANTIDOTE

     The mental effects of Delysid can be  rapidly  reversed
by the i.m.  administration of 50 mg. chlorpromazine.

              Literature available on request.

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