320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

319 Pages
by Routledge

LSD belongs to the class of drugs that, taken orally, can produce dramatic psychological experiences. There appears to be a wide range of response to LSD. Commonly there are reports of sensory changes, extreme variations in strong emotions, new perspectives about oneself, changed views of-and feelings toward-other people, changes from prior chronic situations, shifts in interest, and new... Read more

FOREWORD -Nevitt Sanford
I. BACKGROUND CONSIDERATIONS -Richard Blum
II. THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND ITS PROBLEMS -Richard Blum
III. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LSD USE -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser
IV. LSD "REGULARS": CONTINUING USERS COMPARED WITH DISCONTINUERS -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser
V. REJECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF LSD: USERS AND CONTROLS COMPARED -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser
VI. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL
CONSIDERATIONS -Keith Killam
VII. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF LSD -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser
VIII. ZIHUATANEJO: AN EXPERIMENT IN TRANSPERSONATIVE LIVING -Joseph f. Downing
IX. RATIONALE OF THE MEXICAN PSYCHEDELIC TRAINING CENTER -Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, and Ralph Metzner
X. PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF -Joseph J. Downing and William Wygant, Jr.
APPENDIX TO CHAPTER X: QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES
XI. SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESPONSE TO PLEASURE-GIVING DRUGS -Joel Fort
XII. POLICE VIEWS ON DRUG USE -Richard Blum and Jeanne Wahl
XIII. A POLICE ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS ON THE DRUG MOVEMENT -Edward Comber
XIV. CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTARY -Richard Blum
INDEX

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