Lysergic acid diethylamide-25, or LSD, commonly street named as “acid” or “sugar” is a member of the hallucinogenic drug class. Other members of the hallucinogenic drug class are psilocybin, and mescaline. A mild hallucinogen is marijuana. Hallucinogens alter the way time is perceived, making time itself to seem at a standstill. Most Hallucinogens produce Hallucinations, which are shape and color shifts that differ from the outside world as well as the imagination of different beings and landscapes. Hallucinogens can also lead to bizarre thoughts as well as disorientation and mass confusion. Hallucinogens are thought to work by inhibiting the availability of serotonin, which is an important neurotransmitter in the brain.
LSD is one of the most potent mind-altering chemicals known to man and is measured in micrograms (ug). Discovered by Dr. Albert Hofmann in 1938 by mistake when the Swiss scientist accidentally ingested some of the chemical. Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the drug……
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