Psychedelic revolutionaries : LSD and the birth of hallucinogenic research /

Psychedelic revolutionaries : LSD and the birth of hallucinogenic research /

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Author / Creator:	Barber, P. W. (Patrick Wayne), 1973- author.
Imprint:	Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada : University of Regina Press, [2018]
Description:	1 online resource.
Language:	English
Subject:	LSD (Drug) -- Research -- Saskatchewan -- History. LSD (Drug) -- Therapeutic use -- Saskatchewan -- History. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide -- history. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide -- therapeutic use. History, 20th Century. LSD (Drug) -- Therapeutic use. Saskatchewan. Saskatchewan. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12351597

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ISBN:	9780889774216 0889774218 9780889774223 0889774226 9781786994387 1786994380 9781786994356 9781786994363 9780889774209 088977420X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 30, 2020).
Summary:	"Psychedelic Revolutionaries recounts the history of hallucinogenic-drug research in Saskatchewan, and the pioneering work of Humphry Osmond, Abram Hoffer, and Duncan Blewett. They broke new ground in the 1950s and '60s in the use of hallucinogens, like mescaline and LSD, and the development of treatments for alcoholism and schizophrenia--until Timothy Leary hit the scene and undermined everything with his public pronouncements. Delving into the experiments, the researchers, as well as connections to notables like Aldous Huxley, Linus Pauling, and Alcoholics Anonymous Co-Founder Bill W, Psychedelic Revolutionaries examines popularly held myths surrounding the drugs. It shows how the Saskatchewan research made extensive contributions to this scientific field and led to radical innovations in mental health, many of which have applications and relevance today."--
Other form:	Print version: Barber, P. W. (Patrick Wayne), 1973- Psychedelic revolutionaries. Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, [2018] 088977420X 9780889774209 Barber, P. W. (Patrick Wayne), 1973-, author. Psychedelic revolutionaries.: Regina, Saskatchewan : University of Regina Press, 2018.

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Summary:	"Psychedelic Revolutionaries is not only beautifully written--it is timely. We are in the midst of a rebirth in interest in the psychedelic group of drugs with increasingly strong research evidence for their clinical benefits and a growing popular turn to daily 'micro-dosing' strategies. Everyone using these drugs will find this book fascinating." David Healy, author of Pharmageddon "In the 1950s and 1960s, daring and controversial experimentation of world-wide significance was conducted in one of Canada's poorest and least populated provinces--Saskatchewan. P.W. Barber makes an indispensable contribution to the history of psychedelic research, all the more timely given the current global resurgence in psychedelic science." Gabor Maté, author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts "Psychedelic Revolutionaries encourages us to think carefully about the relationship between science and psychedelics, while reminding us of the enduring legacy of psychedelic research in our understanding of mental illness." Erika Dyck, author of Psychedelic Psychiatry "Taking a dispassionate, scientific, inquiring--but also erudite and sensitive--approach, the author carefully explores the science behind the headlines and presents, for the first time, a detailed analysis of the work carried out." Ben Sessa, author of The Psychedelic Renaissance "Both perceptive and accessible, this book is tough to put down." Lucas Richert, author of Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the Food and Drug Administration during the Reagan Era
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780889774216 0889774218 9780889774223 0889774226 9781786994387 1786994380 9781786994356 9781786994363 9780889774209 088977420X