Turn On and Tune In (eBook)

Psychedelics, Narcotics and Euphoriants

John Mann (Autor)

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2019
Rsc (Verlag)
978-1-78801-823-4 (ISBN)

Infos

This book describes the importance of a range of psychoactive substances and highlights some well known people associated with them.

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Timothy Leary's advice to "e;tune in, turn on and drop out"e; was a 1960s exhortation to experiment with LSD, but humans had been consuming ergot alkaloids related to lysergic acid diethylamide for at least a thousand years. Opium has been around even longer with its medicinal uses being known to the Ancient Sumerians as long ago as 3400 BC. This is the first book to cover all of the major psychoactive drugs (both natural and synthetic) in one volume, and the only one to cover all aspects of these drugs from their anthropological and sociological influences through to their chemistry and pharmacology. It covers a range of substances including LSD, opium, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, peyote, belladonna, mandrake, and absinthe. The book is highly readable and concentrates on the characters (e.g. authors, painters, pop stars, hippies, politicians and drug barons), both famous and infamous, who have ensured that psychoactive drugs hold an enduring fascination and interest for everyone. The basic chemistry and pharmacological activity covered together with a brief account of useful drugs that have emerged from a study of the psychoactive ones.

Autor

John Mann works in the School of Chemistry at Queen's University Belfast. He holds a BSc and PhD from University College London and a DSc from London.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: From Ergotism to LSD; Chapter 2: From Opium to Heroin; Chapter 3: Coca and Cocaine; Chapter 4: Cannabis: Hashish, Marijuana, Chaeas and Bhang; Chapter 5: Belladonna, Mandrake and Daturas; Chapter 6: Peyote and Amphetamines; Chapter 7: Fly Agaric; Chapter 8: Absinthe

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 5.4.2019
• Mitarbeit: Sonstige Mitarbeit: John Emsley, Philip Ball, Philip Page, Joseph P Michael, Henry Oakeley
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Biochemie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: ancient drug use • Ball • chemical euphoria • drug culture • EMSLEY • Euphoriants • hallucinogenic plants • Henry • John • Joseph • Mann • Michael • mind-altering compounds • Narcotics • narcotics exploration • Oakeley • P • Page • Philip • Psychedelic History • psychedelics • psychoactive substances • recreational drug effects • sociological drug impact • Tune • Turn
• ISBN-10: 1-78801-823-0 / 1788018230
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78801-823-4 / 9781788018234