LSD

LSD; trip; acid; blotter; drug; hallucinogen; psychedelic; hallucinogenic; psychosis; psychotic; hippy; hippies; freak; flashbacks; magic; mushrooms;

Contents 

• What it is
• The law
• Further information
• Resources in South Australia

What it is

LSD (or 'acid', 'trips', 'blotters') is one of the group of drugs called 'hallucinogens'. LSD can cause dramatic changes in a person's mood and perceptions, including causing hallucinations. A hallucination is seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling things that do not exist. The full name for LSD is Lysergic acid diethylamide.

The law

LSD is an illegal (illicit) drug in Australia. It is illegal to import, supply, manufacture, possess, sell or use LSD. 

Further information

Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/

• 'Hallucinogens'.
  http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=136

Drug Info Clearinghouse (Australian Drug Foundation)
http://druginfo.adf.org.au/  

• 'Hallucinogens':
  http://druginfo.adf.org.au/druginfo/drugs/drugfacts/lsd
  _hallucinogens.html

National Drug & Alcohol Research Centre (NDARC) (University of New South Wales)
http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/

• 'LSD'
  http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/NDARCWeb.nsf/resources/
  NDARCFact_Drugs7/$file/LSD+fact+sheet.pdf

Resources in South Australia

• Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia
  http://www.dassa.sa.gov.au  
  • ADIS - Alcohol and Drug Information Service.
    24 hour 7 day telephone service that provides information, counselling and referrals for people with drug problems and concerned friends and family.
    1300 13 13 40
• The Second Story Youth Health Service (TSS)
  http://www.cyh.com/SubContent.aspx?p=223 
  - Central: 57 Hyde St, Adelaide
  - South: 50a Beach Rd, Christies Beach
  - North: 6 Gillingham Rd, Elizabeth
  - West: 51 Bower St, Woodville
• Youth Healthline
  1300 13 17 19 
  http://www.cyh.com/SubContent.aspx?cp=187&p=222

The information on this site should not be used as an alternative to professional care. If you have a particular problem, see a doctor, or ring the Youth Healthline on 1300 13 17 19 (local call cost from anywhere in South Australia).