Former drug user saw woman on LSD hurt herself by jumping head first into shallow pool

Those who have tried LSD said the drug can result in changes in perception and mood. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - At a party in the United States in 2009, he saw a woman who tried lysergic acid diethylamide or LSD jump into a swimming pool, thinking she was escaping a tsunami.

"We all laughed at first," said Mr Tan, a 36-year-old former LSD abuser who occasionally speaks to inmates on drug and gang issues.

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