CHANGE THE WEATHER FOR ALL OF
US...2-ROBERT: FIRST AT 6 -
CENTRAL TEXAS TEENAGERS
EXPERIMENTING WITH
HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS. AFTER
SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES SAID THREE
DRIPPING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS OVERDOSED ON LSD - WE
WONDERED - IS IT MAKING A
COMEBACK? 2-SYDNEY: WE SPOKE
WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO WORK
WITH TEENS IN RECOVERY AND
THEY TOLD US.. IT'S MORE
WIDESPREAD THAN YOU MIGHT
REALIZE. AND THEY TOLD KXAN'S
GIGI BARNETT.. THERE ARE
SEVERAL REASONS "WHY." "MY
PALMS GET REALLY SWEATY." //
"IT FEELS AS IF THE WALLS ARE
BREATHING WITH YOU."
18-YEAR-OLD JOE MARTIN HAS
BEEN ON SEVERAL LSD TRIPS. THE
DEEP, RACING THOUGHTS PROVIDED
A 12-HOUR ESCAPE FROM REALITY.
HE SAYS THERE'S STILL A
FREE-SPIRIT, FLOWER CHILD
IMAGE LINKED TO THE DRUG.
"IT'S NOT AS IF I'M STICKING A
NEEDLE IN MY ARM TO GET HIGH."
// "SO, IT DOESN'T HAVE THAT
STIGMA OF HARDCORE ADDICTS AND
JUNKIES."THAT MIGHT BE ONE
REASON WHY EXPERTS ARE SEEING
A SLIGHT BOOST IN TEENS TRYING
LSD.HERE'S ANOTHER: "IT'S
VERY EASY TO ACESS. JULIE
MCELRATH RUNS UNIVERSITY HIGH
SCHOOL ON UT'S CAMPUS. IT'S A
SOBER SCHOOL FOR TEENS IN
RECOVERY.SHE SAYS LSD IS
MOSTLY A BACK-UP DRUG WHEN
TEENS CAN'T GET THEIR DRUG OF
CHOICE. AND...: "IT'S
REASONABLY PRICED, SO IT'S NOT
EXPENSIVE. THE LASTING EFFECTS
ARE SHORT TERM AND IT'S NOT
EASILY IDENTIFIED ON A DRUG
TEST."JOE, WHO'S A STUDENT AT
UNIVERITY HIGH, BELIEVES A
BIGGER UPTICK IN LSD IS ON THE
WAY. : "IN THIS DAY AND AGE,
ANYTHING GOES REALLY. GIGI
BARNETT...KXAN NEWS. SYDNEY:SO
FAR THIS YEAR, RESEARCHERS AT
THE UNIVERITY OF TEXAS SAY
THEY'VE TRACKED 18 LSD CASES
FROM TOXICOLOGY LABS ACROSS
THE STATE. BUT THAT NUMBER
COULD BE HIGHER.MCELRATH SAYS
MOST TEENS DON'T REPORT USING
LSD BECAUSE IT'S NOT THEIR
