This picture is just an example of how LSD paper looks like. As I mentioned, these pieces of paper are really attractive. These elephants are from the movie Dumbo. Dumbo, the elephant from the movie, gets drunk by accident and starts hallucinating these colorful elephants. It might be a better example of a trip on LSD, than getting drunk.
This drug, more than causing hallucinations, it changes the way you perceive things. You do not see people or objects that are not there. You might just see them differently. The "hallucinations" beging after an hour of being ingested, and can last up to 12 hours. Halfway through the trip is when the effects are more intense. The most powerful effect is visual. Colors appear brighter, as wel as lights. Time …show more content…
For ergot to turn into LSD it has to be combined at a laboratory with multiple different chemicals such as, phosphoryl chloride, and peptide coupling reagents. The reason why it is considered a schedule I drug is not because it is addictive, as many people think, but because the user can experience its effects, flashbacks, even after using it for days, sometimes even years (“LSD”, p. 6). The main effect that this drug has in one’s body is over stimulation of the amygdala, which causes over production of one of the most popular and powerful neurotransmitters in the brain, dopamine. This creates a sensation of relaxation for the user, also, the neurons in the prefrontal cortex are affected and the perception of reality is altered. Many people argue that LSD is a drug that is dangerous because it alters the users perception of reality, it can make them think that they can do something that they really can’t, like flying or jumping from a building to another. Lastly, the way this drug is taken is either orally, some small pieces of special paper that absorbs the acid or on its liquid form putting it like eye drops in the
This drug, more than causing hallucinations, it changes the way you perceive things. You do not see people or objects that are not there. You might just see them differently. The "hallucinations" beging after an hour of being ingested, and can last up to 12 hours. Halfway through the trip is when the effects are more intense. The most powerful effect is visual. Colors appear brighter, as wel as lights. Time …show more content…
For ergot to turn into LSD it has to be combined at a laboratory with multiple different chemicals such as, phosphoryl chloride, and peptide coupling reagents. The reason why it is considered a schedule I drug is not because it is addictive, as many people think, but because the user can experience its effects, flashbacks, even after using it for days, sometimes even years (“LSD”, p. 6). The main effect that this drug has in one’s body is over stimulation of the amygdala, which causes over production of one of the most popular and powerful neurotransmitters in the brain, dopamine. This creates a sensation of relaxation for the user, also, the neurons in the prefrontal cortex are affected and the perception of reality is altered. Many people argue that LSD is a drug that is dangerous because it alters the users perception of reality, it can make them think that they can do something that they really can’t, like flying or jumping from a building to another. Lastly, the way this drug is taken is either orally, some small pieces of special paper that absorbs the acid or on its liquid form putting it like eye drops in the