acid

other words for acid include; LSD, blotter, dots, flash, L, lightening flash, liquid acid, micro dots, rainbows, smilies, stars, tab

What does it look like?

• LSD or acid is often sold in tiny squares of paper (tabs) with pictures on them.
• Acid can also come as a liquid
• Sometimes acid comes in tiny pellets that look like bits of tobacco, often called microdots.

How do you take it?

• Acid is usually taken by placing on the tongue.
• When acid is in liquid form, it can be absorbed through the skin.

What does it feel like?

• When you take acid you can go on a ‘trip'. Trips can either be good or bad.
• A trip makes you hallucinate (see or hear things that aren't there)
• Colours and sounds can become more intense, and time can become distorted

What are the risks?

• Having a bad trip can be your worst nightmare come to life
• Hallucinations can make you harm yourself or someone else
• After taking acid you can have flashbacks for days and months afterwards. These can be scary and confusing.
• If you have a mental health problem acid can make it a lot worse. If there is a history of mental health problems in your family taking acid is a really bad idea.

The Law

• LSD is a Class A drug.
• If you are caught with LSD you can get 7 years in jail.
• Supplying someone else, even your friends, can get you a life sentence.

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