In Intoxication Siegel draws upon his 20 years of groundbreaking research to provide countless examples of the intoxication urge in humans, animals, and even insects.
In Intoxication Siegel draws upon his 20 years of groundbreaking research to provide countless examples of the intoxication urge in humans, animals, and even insects.
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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Preface Prologue Introduction Part I: The Drugs 1 War in Eden Origins of Plant Drugs 2 A Trip of Goats Discovery of Poisons and Intoxicants 3 Falling Birds and Flying Cats Accidents with Hallucinogens 4 A Shrewdness of Apes Learning to Use Tobacco and Other Drugs 5 Ark on the Rocks Alcohol as the Universal Intoxicant 6 Milk of Paradise Romance and Addiction with Opium 7 Emerald Laughter Hashish and Marijuana 8 Forced March Coca and Cocaine 9 A Bevy of Beasts Drugs in the Social Group Part II: The Drive 10 The Fourth Drive Motivation for Intoxication 11 Fire in the Brain Mental Marvels, Murder, and Mechanisms of Control 12 Star-Spangled Powders Drugs and the American Way 13 War on Drugs Enduring Supplies and Demands 14 Waking Dreams Drugs in the Future Epilogue Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
Preface Prologue Introduction Part I: The Drugs 1 War in Eden Origins of Plant Drugs 2 A Trip of Goats Discovery of Poisons and Intoxicants 3 Falling Birds and Flying Cats Accidents with Hallucinogens 4 A Shrewdness of Apes Learning to Use Tobacco and Other Drugs 5 Ark on the Rocks Alcohol as the Universal Intoxicant 6 Milk of Paradise Romance and Addiction with Opium 7 Emerald Laughter Hashish and Marijuana 8 Forced March Coca and Cocaine 9 A Bevy of Beasts Drugs in the Social Group Part II: The Drive 10 The Fourth Drive Motivation for Intoxication 11 Fire in the Brain Mental Marvels, Murder, and Mechanisms of Control 12 Star-Spangled Powders Drugs and the American Way 13 War on Drugs Enduring Supplies and Demands 14 Waking Dreams Drugs in the Future Epilogue Acknowledgments Bibliography Index
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."..a fascinating insight into the intoxication complex." --Psychedelic Press UK, April 2013
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