L SD is the most potent hallucinogen known to science. Consuming an amount in weight equal to a few grains of salt can produce wide-ranging effects, including rich and vivid hallucinations and visions. The effects of LSD often vary from person to person, and the intensity of the effects depends on how much of the drug is taken.

What Is LSD"

LSD is often classified as a synthetic drug because it is produced only in a laboratory. Although most hallucinogenic drugs, such as marijuana and peyote, come from plants, LSD is not derived completely from a natural biological source, that is, a plant or an animal.

LSD is more accurately called a semisynthetic hallucinogen because it has both natural and synthetic components.

Diethylamide is LSD's synthetic ingredient. It is part of a group of chemical compounds called amides. Diethylamide and other amides are used...