The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact by Alexander Shulg

Description: The Nature of Drugs by Alexander Shulgin Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact, Volume 1, presents lectures from Alexander "Sasha" Shulgins popular course on what drugs are, how they work, how they are processed by the body, and how they affect our society.Transcribed from the original lectures recorded at San Francisco State University in 1987,TheNature of Drugsseries highlights Shulgins engaging lecture style peppered with illuminating anecdotes and amusing asides. Ostensibly taught as an introductory course on drugs and biochemistry, these books serve as both a historical record of Shulgins teaching style and the culmination of his philosophy on drugs, psychopharmacology, states of consciousness, and societal and individual freedoms pertaining to their use, both medicinal and exploratory.The Nature of Drugs, Volume 1features course lectures 1 through 8and offers Shulgins view on the origin of drugs, the history of U.S. drug law enforcement, human anatomy, the nervous system, the range of drug administrations, varieties of drug actions, memory and states of consciousness, and research methods. Itlays the groundwork for Shulgins philosophy on psychopharmacology and society.The Nature of Drugsseries presents the story of humanitys relationship with psychoactive substances from the perspective of a master psychopharmacologist and beloved luminary in the study of chemistry, pharmacology and consciousness.Audiobook note: The Nature of Drugs, Volume 1 audiobook contains portions of the original 1987 recordings of Shulgin himself conducting his course and interacting with his students. Those original clips are interlaced with newly recorded narration that fills in portions with more optimal audio quality. Author Biography Alexander "Sasha" Shulgin, PhD, (1925-2014) was one of the most pioneering chemists of the 21st century.He is most often remembered for his rediscovery and synthesis of a chemical known as MDMA, commonly known as Ecstasy, a drug Shulgin suggested would be a powerful aid in therapy.Completing his Ph.D. in biochemistry at the University of California, Berkeley in 1955, Shulgin went on to get a job at the Dow Chemical Company, where he invented a highly lucrative, biodegradable pesticide, Zectran. Ultimately, Shulgin went on to pursue his own research program, synthesizing psychoactive substances after an experience with mescaline.Shulgin left Dow in 1966, setting up a home-based laboratory on his ranch in Lafayette, California, where he synthesized more than two hundred novel psychoactive compounds. A bold explorer of the frontiers of neurochemistry, Shulgin tested the majority of the substances he synthesized on himself, his wife and co-researcher, the late Ann Shulgin, and a small circle of trusted friends.The Shulgins and their friends kept diligent notes on their experiential research forays, and later founded Transform Press in 1991 out of their shared passion and commitment to an uncensored examination of psychoactive compounds. Through Transform Press they co-authored and published PiHKAL: A Chemical Love Story (1991) ad TiHKAL: The Continuation (1997), a sequel to PiHKAL, standing for "tryptamines I have known and loved." Shulgins work has been featured in two Netflix documentary series: "The Business of Drugs" (2020) and "How to Change Your Mind" (2022).In the 1980s, Shulgin taught a popular course on drugs and society at San Francisco State University. In 1987, he recorded his lectures and interactions with his students, and those transcriptions became the series, The Nature of Drugs: History, Pharmacology, and Social Impact. Volume 1 published in 2021, and Volume 2 is forthcoming in 2023. Details ISBN 0999547216 ISBN-13 9780999547212 Title The Nature of Drugs Author Alexander Shulgin Format Hardcover Year 2021 Pages 368 Publisher Transform Press,U.S. GE_Item_ID:132224651; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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