LSD is increasing in popularity among suburban middle class teens and young adults. Ecstasy is another popular drug recently turning up among our youth. Like page hits, Ecstasy is an amphetamine which can cause hallucinations and can be fatal. Ecstasy is routinely sold in gelatin capsules but is also pressed into tablets. These types of hallucinogenic drugs distort perception of objective reality and can produce unpredictable, erratic, and violent behavior.
Users can lose sense of direction.
Distance and time become disoriented. LSD is extremely dangerous. Given the drugs unpredictability, it can result in increased risk of convulsions, coma, heart and lung failure, as well as death. Surveys involving students indicate that when parents listen attentively to their children's concerns and feelings, they will feel more comfortable talking to them and are more likely to stay drug free. Kids are much less likely to turn to illegal substances to get high if they feel good about who they are.