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April 2006
The American Disease: Origins of Narcotic Control
by David F. Musto
Publisher:
Oxford University Press 
Year:
1999 
Reviewed by K. Trout
4/16/2006

David F. Musto presents a penetrating assessment of the history of American anti-drug policies, and the impact of propaganda on public opinion. There is no single book that does a better job of summarizing the history of—and motivations driving—the intensive efforts directed against those who use inebriating substances, and how social controls on these people have been orchestrated within American … [ read more ]

Psychedelics Reimagined
by Thomas Lyttle (ed.)
Publisher:
Autonomedia 
Year:
1999 
Reviewed by K. Trout
4/9/2006

With Psychedelics Reimagined, Thomas Lyttle has assembled a diverse collection of writings, and as has been consistently true for his past works, this book will be of great interest to anyone with a love for this field. However this particular work also has substantial value for many other people. While it could just as easily have been entitled Psychedelic Monographs … [ read more ]