Psychedelics
From Chocolate to Morphine
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin, 2004, 304pp, 1st ed.
From Chocolate to Morphine is the definitive guide to drugs and drug use from one of America's most respected and best-known doctors. This enormously popular book — the best and most authoritative resource for unbiased information about how drugs affect the mind and the body — covers a wide range of available substances, from coffee to marijuana, antihistamines to psychedelics, steroids to smart drugs, and discusses likely effects, precautions, and alternatives.
Table of contents
| 1 | Straight talk at the start | 1 |
| 2 | What is a drug? | 10 |
| 3 | Why people use drugs | 15 |
| 4 | Relationships with drugs | 24 |
| 5 | Types of drugs | 30 |
| 6 | Stimulants | 38 |
| 7 | Depressants | 69 |
| 8 | Psychedelics, or hallucinogens | 111 |
| 9 | Marijuana | 135 |
| 10 | Solvents and inhalants; deliriants; PCP and ketamine | 150 |
| 11 | Medical drugs; herbal remedies; smart drugs | 170 |
| 12 | Problems with drugs | 193 |
| 13 | Alternatives to taking drugs | 210 |
| 14 | Final words | 216 |