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Intoxication - The Universal Pursuit of Mind-Altering Substances (Paperback, New edition)
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Intoxication - The Universal Pursuit of Mind-Altering Substances (Paperback, New edition)
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / DRUGS"Reading Intoxication one becomes conscious
of the many different aspects of the drug problem, of the
usefulness and dangers of psychoactive substances, and of their
role and importance in medicine, in religious rituals, and in daily
life. . . . Impressive . . . fascinating . . . "ALBERT HOFMANN,
PH.D., author of LSD: My Problem Child and coauthor of Plants of
the Gods "Compelling . . . fact-packed. . . . The author carefully
surrounds any potential pro-drug interpretation with ample (and
graphic) examples of the dangers of drug abuse. . . .
thought-provoking."BOOKLIST History shows that people have always
used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people
have pursued intoxication with plants, alcohol, and other
mind-altering substances. In fact, this behavior has so much force
and persistence that it functions much like our drives for food,
sleep, and sex. This "fourth drive," says psycho-pharmacologist
Ronald K. Siegel, is a natural part of our biology, creating an
irrepressible demand for intoxicating substances. In this book
Siegel draws upon his twenty years of groundbreaking research to
provide countless examples of the intoxication urge in humans,
animals, and even insects. The detailed observations of his
so-called psychonauts--study participants trained to explicitly
describe their drug experiences--as well as numerous studies with
animals have helped him to identify the behavior patterns induced
by different intoxicants. Presenting his conclusions on the
biological as well as cultural reasons for the pursuit of
intoxication and showing that personality and guidance often define
the outcome of a drug experience, Siegel offers a
broadunderstanding of the intoxication phenomenon as well as
recommendations for curbing the negative aspects of drug use in
Western culture by designing safe intoxicants. RONALD K. SIEGEL,
PH.D., is a psychopharmacologist on the faculty of the Department
of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the UCLA School of
Medicine and is a leading authority on the social and psychological
effects of drug use. The author of Fire in the Brain and Whispers:
The Voices of Paranoia, his research has also appeared in
Psychology Today, Scientific American, and Omni as well as the
Journal of the American Medical Association and the American
Journal of Psychiatry. He lives in Los Angeles.
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