LSD

Hayden Hanson and Brandon Recore

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**Short-term effects:**

 * effects two parts of the brain: locus ceruleus and the cerebral cortex. Effects sensory signals, causing hallucinations. Other short-term effects are increased heart rate, rise in blood pressure, nausea, vomiting, and drastic mood swings in minutes; one minute you could be excited and happy and the very next minute you could be sad, scared, and paranoid. Sensory perception (hallucinations) may include noises that aren't really there or distorted images, things that aren't there at all, and slowing of time. A dangerous thing in LSD is trips, or psychological swings, can last for hours, days, weeks, months, or even years. Tolerance can also be built up quickly, which is dangerous because you need more and more of the drug to achieve the same high, increasing the bad long-term effects. LSD destroys the brain, so help should be sought out if you're addicted or using the drug frequently.**

**Long-Term Effects**

 * -Hallucinations**
 * -corrodes brain**
 * -flashback hallucinations**
 * -behavioral changes, violent mood swings**
 * -paranoia**