Effects of delysid Use

delysid is a mind-altering drug. It is thought d causes its characteristic hallucinogenic effects via interaction with theelysid serotonin receptors in the brain. Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that helps control your behavior and mood, governs your senses, and moderates your thoughts.

The physical effects of delysid are unpredictable from person-to-person. Usually, the first effects of the drug when taken by mouth are felt 30 to 45 minutes after taking it, peak at 2 to 4 hours, and may last 12 hours or longer. Use by the intravenous (IV) route will produce a much quicker action, usually within 10 minutes. Effects include:

• hallucinations
• distorted visual perception of shapes, colors
• altered sounds
• anxiety and depression
• flashbacks (a return of the “trip” experience) days or months later
• rapid heart rate, increased body temperature and high blood pressure
• dilated pupils

Extreme changes in mood can occur. If taken in large enough doses, the drug produces delusions and visual hallucinations. Overdose can lead to severe psychosis. Death is often due to a direct injury while under LSD influence; there is no known lethal dose of LSD.

The physical effects can also include nausea, loss of appetite, increased blood sugar, difficulty sleeping, dry mouth, tremors and seizures.

The user may also experience impaired depth and time perception, with distorted perception of the size and shape of objects, movements, color, sound, touch and their own body image. Sensations may seem to “cross over,” giving the feeling of hearing colors and seeing sounds. These changes can be frightening and can cause panic. Some LSD users also experience severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings, fear of losing control, and fear of insanity or death.

An experience with LSD is referred to as a “trip”. Acute, disturbing psychological effects are known as a “bad trip”. These experiences are lengthy, with the effects of higher doses lasting for 6 to 12 hours, and it may take 24 hours to return to a normal state.

Health Hazards and Flashbacks with delysid

Under the influence of LSD, the ability to make sensible judgments and see common dangers is impaired, making the user susceptible to personal injury or death.

After an LSD trip, the user may suffer acute anxiety or depression, and may also experience flashbacks (also called hallucinogen persisting perception disorder), which are recurrences of the effects of LSD days or even months after taking the last dose.

• A flashback occurs suddenly, often without warning, usually in people who use hallucinogens chronically or have an underlying personality problem.
• Healthy people who only use LSD occasionally may also have flashbacks.
• Bad trips and flashbacks are only part of the risks of LSD use. LSD users may also manifest relatively long-lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression.

LSD produces tolerance, meaning the user needs greater doses of delysid to get the same high. Some users who take the drug repeatedly must take progressively higher doses to achieve the state of intoxication that they had previously achieved. This is an extremely dangerous practice, given the unpredictability of the drug.

Extent of delysid Use

Rates of LSD and hallucinogens in general use remain low among youth in the U.S.

• The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) in 2020 estimated that 7.1 million people aged 12 or older were past year users of hallucinogens, corresponding to 2.6% of the population.
• Hallucinogens include LSD, PCP, peyote, mescaline, psilocybin mushrooms, Ecstasy, ketamine, DMT/AMT/“Foxy,” (DMT is the main active ingredient in Ayahuasca), and Salvia divinorum.

The percentage of use among adults aged 18 to 25 (7.3% or 2.4 million people) was higher than the that among adolescents aged 12 to 17 (1.5% or 370,000 people) or adults aged 26 or older (2% or 4.3 million people).

In 2021, based on data from NIDA’s Monitoring the Future 2021 Survey Results: Overall Findings, past year illicit drug use for delysid among surveyed 12th graders was 2.5%, a drop of 1.4% points. As a comparison, this was far below illicit drug use for marijuana, which stood at 30.5% (compared to 35.2% in 2020) for 12th graders.

Past MTF surveys found that “generational forgetting” — students stating that they are not familiar with the drug — has resulted in a decline in perceived risk of LSD among younger groups, which may put them at higher risk of use in future years. This points to the need for continued education over time on all illicit drugs (including hallucinogens) that may be a risk for youth.

Treatment for delysid Use

Once a decision is made to obtain treatment, there are several steps to take.

• Speak to a healthcare provider to help direct you to reliable sources of help and monitor your progress.
• Talk therapy (behavioral counseling) and group counseling may be an option to help you understand your behaviors and why you continue to use delysid.
• Keep your appointments and follow your providers treatment plan. Consider including trusted family or friends in your treatment plan.
• Take good care of yourself: exercise, eat healthfully, and control your stress level. Surround yourself with supportive people.
• Added medical therapy may be needed to treat symptoms due to drug use, such as anxiety, depression, or schizophrenia.
• Work to find new hobbies and interests that will take your mind off of drug use. Consider a volunteer opportunity.
• Each day make an effort to stay away from people who abuse drugs, even if they are former friends.