Turn On and Tune In: Psychedelics, Narcotics and Euphoriants - Hardcover

Mann, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847559093 ISBN 13: 9781847559098

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009

Synopsis

Timothy Leary's advice to "tune in, turn on and drop out" 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.

About this title

Book Description:

This book describes the historical, anthropological and sociological importance of a range of psychoactive substances (both natural and synthetic) including LSD, opium, heroin, cocaine, cannabis, peyote, belladonna, mandrake, and absinthe highlighting the people both famous and infamous (e.g. authors, painters, pop stars, and drug barons) who have been associated with these drugs. The basic chemistry and pharmacological activity is covered together with a brief account of useful drugs that have emerged from a study of the psychoactive ones. The book covers all of the major psychoactive drugs coupled with all aspects of these drugs from their anthropological and sociological influences through to their chemistry and pharmacology.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847559093
• ISBN 13: 9781847559098
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 163