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What does LSD stand for/mean???
Good/lots of information would be good thanks.

I know it is a bad thing but i want to know more about it since syd barrett of pink floyd had it. and just hearing that he had died on firday july 7th..

Answer 1

Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, or LSD-25, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug. The short form LSD comes from the German "Lysergsäure diethylamid". A typical single dose of LSD during the 1960s was between 100 and 200 micrograms,[1] a tiny amount roughly equal to one-tenth the mass of a grain of sand. Today, a typical single dose of LSD can be as low as 25–50 micrograms, although they are more commonly 50–100 micrograms.[1] Threshold effects can be felt with as little as 20 micrograms.[2]

The effects of LSD can vary greatly, depending on factors such as previous experiences, state of mind and environment, as well as dose strength. Generally, LSD causes expansion and altered experience of senses, emotions, memories, and awareness for 8 to 14 hours. In addition, LSD may produce visual effects such as moving geometric patterns, "trails" behind moving objects, and brilliant colors. LSD does not produce hallucinations in the strict sense but instead illusions and vivid daydream-like fantasies, in which ordinary objects and experiences can take on entirely different appearances or meanings. At higher doses it can cause synaesthesia. The drug experience sometimes spurs long-term or even permanent changes in a user's personality and life perspective.

LSD is synthesized from lysergic acid derived from ergot, a grain fungus that typically grows on rye. LSD is sensitive to oxygen, ultraviolet light, and chlorine, especially in solution (though its potency may last years if the substance is stored away from light and moisture at low temperature). In pure form it is colorless, odorless, and mildly bitter. LSD is typically delivered orally, usually on a substrate such as absorbent blotter paper, a sugar cube, or gelatin.

Introduced by Sandoz Laboratories as a drug with various psychiatric uses, LSD quickly became a therapeutic agent that appeared to show great promise. However, the extra-medical use of the drug in Western society in the middle years of the twentieth century led to a political firestorm and government insider panic that resulted in the banning of the substance for medical as well as recreational and spiritual uses. Despite this, it is still considered a promising drug in some intellectual circles.

Answer 2

LSD stands for Lysergic Di-Ethylmide and has no physical addictive properties or toxicity, which means that it will not kill you. A famous scientist Dr. Albert Hoffman was researching a semi-synthetic compound based on Ergot, which was used by the Greeks from such substances as blue morning glory seeds, when he accidentaly created LSD. LSD is usually taken in about 25 micrograms, but after ingesting enough you cannot increase the effects, unlike psylisibin mushrooms, peyote and other naturally occurring psychedelics which are actually stronger than LSD. The experience may last between 10-12 hours and does impair normal sensory data and processing. Mankind has used psychotropic medicine since before civilization as a healing tool within a spiritual context, usually lead by a shaman or priest/priestess. Look up LSD of Wikepedia for more information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LSD.

Answer 3

LSD is a drug, not a disease to my knowledge.

LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide)

Answer 4

its a drug and it will kill you, dont ever do it