lsd

what is lsd?

• Lysergic Acid Diethyamide or LSD is best known as Acid
• It is a Hallucinogenic drug 
• It comes as pills or liquid form
• It's often dropped on a strip of paper and taken in the mouth
• Some people drop it in there eye 

the history of lsd

• Albert Hofmann a Swiss Dr discovered LSD he was 32
• The day was November 16, 1938
• He was looking for a migraines medication
• But accidentally created LSD
• Its psychedelic effect weren't known until 5 years later 

the first trip

• April 19, 1943 
• Dr Hofmann accidentally spilled a couple drops on himself
• It started kicking in as he went home on his bike
• Dr Hofmann died at the age of 102 (January 11,1906 - April 29, 2008)

negatives

• You don't know if your going trip is going to be good or bad 
• You could trip years later, just by a simple crack 
• Car Accident Story
• You could "permifry" which means your on a never ending trip
• It may cause  schizophrenia, depression, psychosis 

how is it to be on lsd

• People claim to see music, and hear colors
• Go Ask Alice 
• Colors are vivid and with a different beauty

experimenting

• Operation MKULTRA, it was for mind control  
• They also paid students to take LSD
• Tried using it as a treatment for children with autisim 

does lsd expand the mind?

• LSD became known because of its popular use in the 60's
• They believed that LSD expanded the mind 
• This ment you become wiser, you saw further, you became smarter
• All people who had done it said you didn't "just" do LSD
• Something else happend..

Timothy leary

• October 22, 1920 - May 31, 1996
• Harvard Psychologist and writer  
• He believe LSD was therapeutic to the soul 
• " Turn on, tune in, drop out." 

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• Some of the most famous bands were taking LSD
• Such as The Doors, The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane
• And Pink Floyd 
• It was big because it was during the psychedelic rock eara
• If it does or doesn't, it all depends on the person

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