Describes LSD and other hallucinogenic drugs, their effects on the nervous system, and their long-term consequences
Two more British entries to the growing body of drug literature. Acid and Hallucinogens attempts to explain why people take hallucinogens, then describes the history of these drugs, with specific descriptions of LSD and other hallucinogens and the effects on the body. The Pressure to Take Drugs offers advice for resisting drugs. The clear, concise text is interrupted with quotes set off by red lines; color photos show plants, medical personnel doing their jobs, and young people doing drugs or having fun. There is nothing new here-- What You Can Believe About Drugs (Holt, 1988) by Susan and Daniel Cohen, LSD: Visions or Nightmares? (Chelsea, 1985) by Michael Trulson, or Peter Furst's Mushrooms: Psychedelic Fungi (Chelsea, 1986) cover this material better. --Martha Gordon, South Salem Library, NY
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