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Intoxication: The Universal Pursuit of Mind-Altering Substances
K.Ronald Siegel
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Description for Intoxication: The Universal Pursuit of Mind-Altering Substances
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: JFFH1; JMTK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 229 x 32. Weight in Grams: 524.
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals
• Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research
• By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use
History shows that people have always used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people have pursued intoxication with plants, alcohol, and other mind-altering substances. In fact, this behavior has so much force and persistence that it functions much like our drives for food, sleep, and ... Read more
A scientific and cultural exploration of the pursuit of altered states of consciousness in both humans and animals
• Contains myriad studies and examples from the author's 20 years of research
• By the foremost authority on the social and psychological effects of drug use
History shows that people have always used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people have pursued intoxication with plants, alcohol, and other mind-altering substances. In fact, this behavior has so much force and persistence that it functions much like our drives for food, sleep, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Inner Traditions Bear and Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Weight
523g
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Rochester, United States
ISBN
9781594770692
SKU
V9781594770692
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About K.Ronald Siegel
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 ... Read more
Reviews for Intoxication: The Universal Pursuit of Mind-Altering Substances
"Siegal's book will be controversial, but his perspective on intoxication as a fact of nature and not just of culture cannot be ignored. Intoxication should be required reading for the nation's drug czar."
Los Angeles Times Book Review
"[Ronald K. Siegal] knows more about how drugs work than anyone else alive. . .an intrepid researcher [and] cartographer of ... Read more
Los Angeles Times Book Review
"[Ronald K. Siegal] knows more about how drugs work than anyone else alive. . .an intrepid researcher [and] cartographer of ... Read more