LSD

Science

• LSD blocks Serotonin receptors 
• LSD both stimulates and inhibits these receptors from signals
• Portion of the brain Locus Coeruleus branches to different parts of brain
• LC is responsible for feeling awake and being startled
• This causes altered and euphoric effects

LSD

• hallucinogenic 
• Best known, most studied, and most potent hallucinogen
• Causes feeling of panic and altered preception
• Users feel as though they may not escape state of panic

Effects

• Crossover senses, synesthesia (hearing colors, seeing sound)
• Altered sense of self
• Altered sense of time
• Add Swing rapidly from one emotion to another
• Feeling several different emotions at once

Harmful effects

• Bad trips and experiences that can lead to self harm
• Unpredictable reactions from drug use
• Users may build a tolerance 
• Tolerance is dangerous causing users to use more of the drug
• More of the drug is dangerous due to being so unpredictable

Wrap up

• No evidence to support long term harm of LSD use
• The same batch and dose of LSD can effect the same person differently 
• LSD has no addictive properties
• LSD use has declined since its peak in the 1960's
• LSD binds to various types of Serotonin receptors, each do a different task