Psychedelics Encyclopedia
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (813 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0874772311 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 428 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Wisely, this book neither defends nor denigrates the use of these substances but presents well-organized and thoroughly researched information on a controversial subject. From Library Journal Psychedelic drugs have been disparaged, exalted, politicized, romanticized, and outlawed. This extraordinary volume covers the history of their development and the controversies surrounding them, including the important role played by such figures as Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon, and the CIA in politicizing their use. . For LSD, peyote, marijuana, and a variety of drugs both natural and manufactured, the history, botany, chemistry, form of preparation, and distinct mental and physical effect on the user are detailed. of Technolo
Four Stars Ozzyng informative. Alice in Dallas said While not Authoritative, Still a Great Resource. Stafford's Psychedelics Encyclopedia is a work tailored mainly to the subject of LSD and psylocibe-containing mushrooms, and though it boasts many other chapters (with even a short blurb on the workings of belladonna) this is where its strengths are.Readers should be forewarned that this book was written assuming the truth of certa. Definitive Source A Customer This book is the definitive source for information aboutpsychedelic drugs. Chapter by chapter, Stafford takesthe reader through the world of psychedics, categorized bychemical similarity. He includes traditional uses by indigenousgroups, as well as the Western history of use, short as it is. This book is a rare source of straight i
Traces the history of the use of hallucinogenic drugs and discusses the psychological and physical effects of LSD, marijuana, mescaline, and other drugs.