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Psychedelic Revolutionaries: LSD and the Birth of Hallucinogenic Research

Autor P. W. Barber
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 iun 2018
Psychedelic Revolutionaries recounts the history of hallucinogenic-drug research in Saskatchewan, Canada, and the roles played by Humphry Osmond, Abram Hoffer, and Duncan Blewett. They broke new ground in the 1950s and 60s in the use of hallucinogens like mescaline and LSD, the formulation of biochemical hypotheses for schizophrenia, and the development of therapies to treat alcoholism--until Timothy Leary hit the scene and undermined everything with his public pronouncements. Delving into the experiments, the researchers, as well as connections to notables like Aldous Huxley, Linus Pauling, and Alcoholics Anonymous Co-Founder Bill W, Psychedelic Revolutionaries examines popularly held myths surrounding the drugs. It shows how the Saskatchewan research made extensive contributions to this scientific field and led to radical innovations in mental health, many of which have applications and relevance today.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780889774209
ISBN-10: 088977420X
Pagini: 384
Dimensiuni: 6 x 228 x 152 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: University of Regina Press
Colecția University of Regina Press

Recenzii

"Author P.W. Barber chronicles the psychedelic saga like a page-turning thriller while also dropping massive doses of enlightening information." Merry Jane
" Psychedelic Revolutionaries is a remarkably detailed accounting of a period in Canadian research history long obfuscated by larger cultural forces." Winnipeg Free Press

Caracteristici

For readers of curious medical histories, scientific history, alternative therapies and drug culture, e.g. The Butchering Art, The Matter of the Heart and DMT: The Spirit Molecule.

Notă biografică

Patrick Wayne Barber has spent the better part of a decade researching, pondering, and writing on the history of hallucinogenic science in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of "psychedelic." He lives in Buena Vista, Saskatchewan.

Cuprins

Introduction Part I: Psychedelic Science: The Saskatchewan Experiments (1951-61) 1. Model Psychoses and the Adrenochrome Hypothesis 2. Psychiatric Paradigm Clash 3. Beginning Hallucinogenic Therapy 4. The Other World: Psychedelic Therapy 5. New Frontiers in Psychedelic Research Part II: The Scientific Fallout: Psychedelic Science on Trial (1961-75) 6. The Great Schizophrenia Controversy 7. LSD: A New Hope for Alcoholism? 8. Psychedelic Drug Research, the CIA, and the '60s Counterculture Epilogue