Commonly Abused Drugs Chart - National Institute On Drug Abuse - 2018 Page 13
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A hallucinogen manufactured from lysergic acid, which is found in ergot, a fungus that grows on rye and other grains.
LSD is an abbreviation of the scientific name lysergic acid diethylamide. For more information, see the
Hallucinogens
and Dissociative Drugs Research
Report.
Street Names
Commercial Names
Common Forms
Common Ways
DEA
Taken
Schedule
Acid, Blotter, Blue
No commercial uses
Tablet; capsule; clear liquid;
Swallowed, absorbed
I
Heaven, Cubes,
small, decorated squares of
through mouth
Microdot, Yellow
absorbent paper that liquid
tissues (paper
Sunshine
has been added to
squares)
Possible Health Effects
Short-term
Rapid emotional swings; distortion of a person’s ability to recognize reality, think rationally,
or communicate with others; raised blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature; dizziness;
loss of appetite; tremors; enlarged pupils.
Long-term
Frightening flashbacks (called Hallucinogen Persisting Perception Disorder [HPPD]); ongoing
visual disturbances, disorganized thinking, paranoia, and mood swings.
Other Health-related
Unknown.
Issues
In Combination with
Unknown.
Alcohol
Withdrawal
Unknown.
Symptoms
Treatment Options
Medications
There are no FDA-approved medications to treat addiction to LSD or other hallucinogens.
Behavioral Therapies
More research is needed to find out if behavioral therapies can be used to treat addiction to
hallucinogens.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Page 13 of 30
Commonly Abused Drugs
January 2018
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