Category: LSD
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Analytical Essay on LSD: Principles of Work and Negative Consequences of Use
Introduction Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) also colloquially known as acid is a psychedelic drug often criticised as being dangerous and delusion inducing but is also heralded by many scientists and psychologists as mind expanding, wonder drug. LSD is a derivative of ergot; ergot is a fungus which frequently grows on both rye and wheat. For…
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Analytical Essay on LSD: History, Effects, and Mechanisms
LSD, also known as Lysergic acid diethylamide-25 is a potent drug that is in fact, the most powerful out of all of the hallucinogens psychedelic drugs, this is due to the fact that is is approximately 100 times stronger than psilocybin and 4000 times stronger than mescaline. This drug changes a persons mental state by…
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Influence of LSD on Albert Hoffmans Life: Case Study
At first, you feel nothing. As the tablet dissolves, reality does as well. You look around the room. The room is spinning almost pulsating. Its as if the world is breathing. It all started by taking a small tablet. This tablet is a form of Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). LSD is a widely used drug…
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Analysis of Lysergic Acid Diethylamide (LSD): Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion
Introduction Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) was first synthesized in 1938 by Albert Hofmann (Passie, Halpern, Stichtenoth, Emrich, & Hintzen, 2008). It is a prototypical hallucinogen and has one of the most potent hallucinogenic effects (Wacker et al., 2017). LSD is derived from lysergic acid and there are four optically-active isomers known (Passie et al., 2008).…
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Association Between LSD Use and an Increased Likelihood of Developing HPPD
According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, in 2016 more than 3 million Australians used illicit drugs and the statistics are continuing to increase (Illicit use of drugs Overview – Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2019). The serious consequences of using drugs continues to rise as 1 in 10 people had been…