While they probably *thought* they were buying LSD, the amount of genuine LSD on the market is tiny, compared to substitutes *called* LSD.
“fake LSD shares no chemical resemblance to real LSD. Fake LSD will typically last as long or longer than LSD and produce psychedelic and hallucinogenic effects, but in a completely different manner from that of LSD. More importantly, the chemicals that imitate acid can have unforeseen side effects more sinister than just lasting longer than expected.
“A typical fake hit of acid actually contains NBOMe derivative (e.g. 25C-NBOMe), DOB or Bromo-DragonFLY. Essentially, any hallucinogenic phenethylamine derivative that last longer than 6 hours and is potent enough so that an active dose fits on a blotter hit can be sold as LSD.
“The best way to find out if a 10-strip of “acid” is really LSD is with an Ehrlich test kit. This chemical procedure tests for the presence of an indole ring. LSD has an indole ring in its structure, but so do many other easily obtainable chemicals.
“Some fake acid dealers have been known to throw in some of one of these chemicals into their blotter solution just to fool the Ehrlich test. Besides the fact that the Ehrlich test can be fooled, most drug takers usually don’t have the time or money to invest in a chemical test.
“The best way to find out if a 10-strip of “acid” is really LSD is with an Ehrlich test kit.”
Simpler- if it’s bitter it’s a spitter.
Or buy extra and send it to DanceSafe or a similar organization that will analyze it.