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Lysergic Acid
Diethylamide (LSD)
Allison Knick
● Blotter
● Boomers
● California sunshine
● Cid
Names for LSD
● Doses
● Dots
● Golden dragon
● Heavenly blue
● Hippie
● Loony Toons
Class of Drug
Hallucinogens are a diverse group of
drugs that alter perception (awareness of
surrounding objects and conditions),
thoughts, and feelings. They cause
hallucinations, or sensations and images
that seem real though they are not.
Hallucinogens can be found in some
plants and mushrooms (or their extracts)
or can be human-made.
Paraphernalia with LSD
Blotted paper- Each dose is a perforated paper square (about 1/4 inch) dipped in
or applied with liquid LSD. The small papers often include an artistic image or
coloring.
Sugar cubes – Sugar cubes were the original delivery system and remain in use
today.
Gelatin – Like sugar, people typically do not have small packages of colored
gelatin in random places. Gelatin is another popular delivery method of LSD.
Tablets – The multi-purpose use of tablets make them a less-telling sign, but
watch for orange tablets and tiny microdots as they have distinct histories in LSD
use.
Drug Administration
❏ Primarily oral administration, but can also be inhaled and injected
❏ Sometimes, transdermally applied: route of administration where active
ingredients are delivered across the skin
❏ Examples include:
● transdermal patches for medicine delivery
● Transdermal implants
Body Effects
Physical Effects:
Mental Effects:
● Dilated pupils
Delusions
● Higher or lower body
temperature
Visual hallucinations
● Sweating or chills
● Loss of appetite
Distortion of one's sense of time and
identity
Impaired depth, time, sounds, and size
perception
● Sleeplessness
Fear of losing control
● Dry Mouth
Panic attacks
Identification of LSD
Chemical reagent test “Ehrlich’s
Reagent”
❖ Available online from a variety of sources
❖ a solution of hydrochloric acid and ethanol
❖ Identifies that LSD is not present by ruling
out 25i-NBOMe
❖ Ehrlich's can also be used to identify other
indoles
❖ Contains enough reagent for
approximately 50 tests
UV Test
❖ LSD glows blue to blue-ish white under
long wave (360 nm) UV light
❖ If it doesn't glow, LSD can generally be
ruled out
❖ The glow should be apparent in both
crystal form and liquid form.
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