What are the short-term effects of LSD?
LSD affects different people in different ways. The effect can be influenced by many things including how much of the drug is taken, the environment it is used in, as well as the weight, size and mood of the person using it. LSD is not particularly poisonous but its mind altering properties can make people more prone to experience an accident. There have been deaths linked to LSD, usually involving a fall, a traffic accident, or something similar. Unpleasant reactions to LSD include fear, anxiety and depression. Many people who have used LSD talk about a ‘bad trip’. This is when the hallucinogenic experience they have is very unpleasant. Some people report that they just felt very frightened and wanted the experience to stop, whereas others see scary things such as spiders and snakes crawling up walls. Unfortunately, once a person has taken LSD there is no way of stopping the experience. They simply have to wait for the drug to wear off. Other short-term effects may include: • vivid pe
