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    The Truth About LSD

    By: Jason Nichols


    Christy
    Kelly Ramirez

    Introduction
    LSD is definitely a powerful drug and quite capable, like
    anything powerful. of doing a lot of damage, but what do we
    really know about it? There are all types of propaganda about
    how it eats holes in your brain, or permanently turns the most
    stable of people into raving schizophrenics. Others say
    everyone should be taking it at any opportunity in order to
    expand their minds.
    The truth, as always, lies somewhere in between.

    DANGER
    We will be discussing this drug in a manner that may seem to
    some as encouraging the use of LSD. This is NOT the case.
    LSD is a very powerful psychoactive substance. In order to
    understand the risks associated with LSD, first a little must be
    known about how it works.

    What DOES LSD do?


    -Binds to Seratonin and Dopamine Receptors
    giving a feeling of euphoria.
    -Inhibits your mind's ability to block or filter sensory
    input.
    +colors appear deeper and more vivid
    +vision is actually noticeably enhanced as are
    the other senses (this isn't just perceived)

    - The brain becomes overstimulated


    Normally the brain automatically filters out most of what
    is seen, heard, felt etc., processing only what is
    necessary for the task at hand. LSD stops that from
    happening.
    Without those filters, the brain cannot process all the
    information it receives Minor hallucinations start to
    occur as the brain starts to overload and misinterpret
    signals. People report to sometimes see sounds and
    hear colors. Since the brain is so overwhelmed,
    sometimes there is confusion and/or slight nervousness
    at this stage, but normally the euphoria is strong enough
    to compensate.

    - There are more filters or walls in the mind than just


    those that make it easy to cope with what's going on
    around you
    Most of us have a pretty firm grip on our imagination.
    Most of us have things buried that we'd rather not think
    about. We stop thinking about ideas once they become
    too fanciful abstract. LSD attacks all those barriers.
    If we take one brain that is SO flooded with a massive
    stream useless information that it's no longer sure it ever
    truly knew which way was up in the first place, Add to
    that, an unfettered imagination and some repressed (or
    just forgotten) memories, and we have a recipe for
    hallucination.

    Problems with illicit use:


    1) Too frequent use can make one become
    completely withdrawn or disassociated with reality
    whenever they trip. Rapid tolerance development
    tends to minimize this issue, though
    2) Improper Dosage- How much to take depends on
    a great number of factors and varies from person to
    person.
    3)Over Enthusiastic Response- Some people lose
    ALL sense of reality and need to be taken care of.

    4) Improper Support
    This point will be reiterated multiple times, and should
    probably be more so.
    -LSD does not produce experiences, but rather inhibits
    repressive mechanisms in the brain, allowing the patient to
    explore their mind and see things more openly
    -Since life is uncensored for a few hours, there are three
    aspects to keep in mind:
    1)current mental state
    2)Preparaion for the session
    3)ENVIRONMENT!!!

    Failure to do so can lead to a bad trip, which, in


    turn, can result in Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,
    with flashbacks and everything.
    Also, some times someone decides to try to
    fly...off of a ten story building (or something equally
    ridiculous)...and they really think they can fly, too.

    History
    -First synthesized from ergot by Dr. Albert Hofmann in
    1938
    -1943:Hoffman was trying to isolate another compound
    to make migrain medication when he was accidentally
    exposed to LSD
    -Shortly thereafter, Hofmann experimented on himself
    with 0.25 mg of pure LSD

    Understanding Schitzophrenia
    - Initially, psychiatrists were taking LSD in order to better
    understand the mind of a schitzophrenic.
    +better understanding brought better treatment
    -in the 1950's, LSD was used in the treatment of patients in
    mental institutions
    -releases repressed memories and mental conflicts

    Alcoholics Program
    -Did not go quite as planned: doctors initially intended
    to take advantage of confusion and fear caused by
    the drug to scare people sober. As it turns out, the
    LSD broke down the walls of resistance and forced
    the alcoholic to actually think about what they were
    doing to friends/family
    -Very high success rate-- reports vary from program
    to program, but ranged between 30%-50% recovery
    -AA works for about 10%

    Memory Resurfacing
    -LSD broke down walls that would have otherwise taken
    months or years of conventional therapy
    -LSD forced people to face what they were blocking
    -There were a small number of people who experienced
    flashbacks after these sessions due to the trauma
    associated with reliving those memories

    United States Testing


    -United States testing was handled mainly by the CIA
    they were interested in potential use as a chemical
    agent for counter intelligence and warfare.
    -LSD was administered to diplomats and politicians
    without their knowledge before speeches in order to see
    it's effects.
    -Water supplies for several small towns in rural areas
    were dosed to see how the populace would react under
    the influence of the drug.

    -Troops were given LSD, occasionally without their


    knowledge and then told to run drills over, and over again.
    -1960: CIA paid students $40/day to take LSD in an empty
    room...Ken Kesey, author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's
    Nest was one of those students. His key also fit the
    doctor's office door, so he started giving it away.
    -Civilians exposed to LSD began to do Strange things
    -Well, the '60's was a crazy time and we all did a lot of
    things to our minds and bodies...

    Lessons Learned:
    There is some difference in the lessons the US learned
    and those the Europeans learned. Experimentation
    overseas stopped for a while, but LSD has always been
    recognized as having useful properties even if we're
    not quite sure what they were yet. Recently, new
    experimentation has begun investigating several
    different effects of this chemical.
    The United States government has deemed this drug
    extremely dangerous and of NO medical value. Both
    viewpoints directly reflect the data gathered through the
    studies done in their respective countries. Why?

    Conclusion:
    Due to the nature of how we (the US) handled this
    drug, we have a skewed view. Others showed some
    good results. By improperly using LSD, we caused a
    lot of damage to a lot of people. Just because we
    misused a powerful tool and got stung, doesn't mean
    we can't figure out how to handle it properly in the
    future.

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