Presents a series of essays that address the use of hallucinogens such as LSD and other psychedelic agents and discusses their origin, the CIA's experimentation with LSD, the hippie movement of the 1960s, and contemporary views of hallucinogens. addiction, and more.
General Note
Includes index.
Content Note
ch. 1. The early history of hallucinogens -- 1. The significance of hallucinogens in ancient cultures / Richard Evans Schultes -- 2. A theory of hallucinogens and evolution / Terence McKenna -- 3. From ancient rites to flower power : the story of ergot / Joan W. Bennett, Roland Bentley -- 4. The witches' brews of medieval Europe / Paul Devereux -- 5. The Native American Peyote religion / Richard Evans Schultes -- ch. 2. Experiments with hallucinogens -- 1. How LSD originated / Albert Hofmann -- 2. The CIA experimentation with LSD / Martin A. Lee, Bruce Schlain -- 3. Acid tests in the military / Rob Evans -- 4. The Good Friday experiment of April 1962 / Timothy Leary -- ch. 3. Hallucinogens and the counterculture -- 1. Timothy Leary : America's psychedelic prophet / Robert C. Fuller -- 2. On the bus with merry pranksters / Tom Wolfe -- 3. Dropouts with a mission / Newsweek -- 4. The media and the abuse of LSD / Donald B. Louria -- 5. The decline of the psychedelic movement / Lester Grinspoon, James B. Bakalar -- ch. 4. Contemporary views of hallucinogens -- 1. The renewed popularity of psychedelic drugs / Eugene Taylor -- 2. The toxic legacy of Timothy Leary / Roger Kimball -- 3. Peyote use by Native Americans is legitimate / Mike Kiyaani, Thomas J. Csordas -- 4. PCP has reemerged as a serious problem / Timothy W. Maier -- 5. A case of jimsonweed psychosis / Pamela Grim -- 6. Hallucinogens may ease the dying / Judith Lewis -- Appendix. How drugs are classified -- Facts about hallucinogens -- Chronology -- Organizations to contact.