reassessing the role of psychedelic drugs in 21st century psychiatry and society /
Ben Sessa ; [forewords by Rick Doblin and David Nutt]
x, 237 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Personal reflection -- The experience and the drugs -- Early pioneers of the first and second psychedelic eras -- The prehistory and ancient history of hallucinogens -- Hippie heydays, ravers, and the birth of ecstasy -- Psychedelic creativity -- Modern uses of natural plant and fungi psychedelics -- The psychedelic renaissance part one: movers and shakers -- The psychedelic renaissance part two: contemporary studies -- Psychedelics caught in the crossfire of the war on drugs