Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)
Also know as?
Window, Trips, Tripper, Tab, Stars, Smiles, Rainbows, Paper Mushrooms, Micro Dot, Lucy, Liquid Acid, Lightning Flash, L, Hawk, Flash, Drop, Dots, Cheer, Blotter, Acid.
| ‘Illegal’ drugs (‘accidental exposure’ – zero tolerance approach) | Threshold limit in microgrammes per litre of blood (µg/L) |
|---|---|
| Lysergic acid diethylamide | 1µg/L |
What is Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD)?
Possibly made famous by the cult Beatles tune “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25 was the hallucinogenic trend of the swinging sixties! Also known as lysergide, colloquially as acid, it is a psychedelic drug that continues to be taken (and not just by ageing hippies) today. Part of the ergo line family it is used mostly as an entheogen and recreational drug. Taking LSD make users feel happy and relaxed, with pleasant hallucinations and with unpleasant and scary hallucinations as well as feeling nervous and confused.
What is the risk of taking LSD?
- Users have been known to harm themselves.
- LSD can make the user feel tired, nervous, frightened and depressed.
- For the user time and movement can appear to speed up and slow down.
- Color, sound and objects can also get distorted. Users can experience double vision.
How long does Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD) stay in system?
- 1 to 3 days in urine
Saliva test –
- Up to 3 days in hair
- 2 – 3 hours in blood*.
Expected level of drug that will stay in the system 24 hours after taking LSD.
- 6–7 µg / L in about 30 min.
- In 8 hours undetectable, less than 1 µg / L
*For chronic users, drugs can be reserved in the system much longer after their last use. For example, marijuana and PCP stay in user’s system and can be detected for up to 30 days after long periods of heavy use.
