Peter Stafford Bücher

A comprehensive and well-researched overview of psychedelic substances, their history, and their physical and psychological effects. This work stands out in the controversial field of psychedelics as one of the few sober and rational encyclopedic texts. Richly illustrated.

Preface by Dr. Humphrey OsmondIntroduction by Dr. Duncan B. BlewettI THE LSD CRISISII WHAT THE DRUG DOES General Effects of LSDIII CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING Technical Problems "Dynamiting" Creative "Log Jams"IV EVERYDAY PROBLEMS Marital Problems Frigidity, Impotence, Homosexuality and Perversion Alcoholism and Other Addictions Health Birth and DeathV EDUCATION AND THE PSYCHEDELICS SkillsVI RELIGION, MYSTICISM AND ESP Psi Phenomena Other DimensionsVII LSD AND MENTAL HEALTHVIII GUIDELINES TO THE USE OF LSD Set and Setting The Guide The Candidate Dangers and Precautions Dosage Tight SpotsIX DRUGS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE Other Drugs Growth of the Black Market The Psychedelic Style A Capsule FutureAfterword by Dr. Stanley KrippnerOther Literature in the Field