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The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire - Health, Law, Freedom, and Society (Hardcover)
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The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire - Health, Law, Freedom, and Society (Hardcover)
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Edited by two preeminent scholars, this book provides coverage of
the policy issues related to the increasingly diverse treatments,
practices, and applications of psychedelics. Hallucinogenic
substances like LSD, mescaline, peyote, MDMA, and ayahuasca have a
reputation as harmful substances that are enjoyed only by
recreational users committing criminal acts. But leading
international researchers and scholars who contributed to this book
hold that the use of psychedelic substances for health, religious,
intellectual, and artistic purposes is a Constitutional right-and a
human right. Based on that conclusion, these scholars focus on
policy issues that regulate the use of psychedelic drugs in
medicine, religion, personal life, and higher education, arguing
that existing regulations should match current and anticipated
future uses. This volume has two parts. The first surveys research
on the use of psychedelic drugs in medicine, religion, and
truth-seeking, following these topics through history and
contemporary practice. The second section treats government
policices that regulate the psychological, physiological,
biochemical, and spiritual aspects of research and experience in
these fields. The Psychedelic Policy Quagmire: Health, Law,
Freedom, and Society challenges medical and legal policy experts,
ethicists, scientists, and scholars with the question: How can we
formulate policies that reduce the dangers of psychedelics' misuse
and at the same time maximize the emerging diverse benefits? Covers
history, law, social use, intellectual and sacramental practice,
and current medical research, bringing the debate about psychedelic
drugs up to date for the 21st century Summarizes evidence regarding
the positive therapeutic effects of psychoactive drugs to show why
regulations need to be changed Encompasses the work of the leading
international researchers in the field Includes personal
observations, vignettes, and narratives
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