Ceremonial Chemistry by Thomas Szasz
Ceremonial Chemistry (1974) by Thomas Szasz analyses the prohibition and regulation of drug use, arguing it is a form of psychiatric social control.
Tagged: addiction
Another blow to fighting opium addiction with the scheduling of Kratom
If history has taught us anything, it is that society likes to ban what it does not understand. You only need to look at the oppression of cannabis over the...
The Politics of Addiction: Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England since the 1960s by Sarah G. Mars
Originally published in 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan, ‘The Politics of Addiction: Medical Conflict and Drug Dependence in England since the 1960s’ is written by Sarah G. Mars. At the time...
Reflections on the Stichting Open psychedelics conference 2012
The following article is written by Persephony. Over the 6 – 7 of October, 2012, the Stichting Open Foundation held its Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychedelic Research in Amsterdam. The Conference...
The Pursuit of Oblivion by Richard Davenport-Hines
Originally published in 2001 ‘The Pursuit of Oblivion: A Global History of Narcotics 1500-2000’ by Richard Davenport-Hines is a very well researched and densely packed history that documents changing attitudes...
Dutch Iboga Therapist in Police Custody
Dutch iboga practitioner, Sara Glatt, is being held in police custody, charged with manslaughter, after a 28 year old man was hit by a truck on a motorway in March, 2011 and...
A History of Drugs by Toby Seddon
Originally published in 2010 ‘A History of Drugs: Drugs and Freedom in the Liberal Age’ by Toby Seddon examines the proliferation of drug law over the past 200 years in...
Drugtakers in an English Town by Martin A. Plant
Originally published in 1975 ‘Drugtakers in an English Town’ by Martin A. Plant is the result of the author’s PhD thesis, prepared for what was the Department of Social Administration...
