Table of Contents Prologue Introduction Part One: The Drug Factor 1. Lysergic Acid Diethylamide-25 (LSD): Its Pharmacology 19 SOME PROPERTIES OF LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE-25 (LSD) 19 DISCOVERY OF LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE-25 (LSD) 23 THE PHARMACOLOGY OF LSD 24 2. Clinical Experiments with LSD 31 SUMMARY OF THE EFFECTS OF AN LSD "TRIP" 31 GENERAL REACTIONS TO LSD 35 SOME MYTHS AND FACTS ABOUT LSD EFFECTS 37 VARIOUS TYPES OF PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE 38 THE IMPORTANCE OF DOSE LEVEL 44 ANALGESIC ACTIVITY OF LSD 45 3. Possible Toxicity of and Uses for LSD 47 POSSIBLE USES FOR LSD 47 TREATMENT FOR LSD POISONING 49 THE ECONOMIC SIDE OF LSD TRIPPING 50 MOTIVATION BEHIND LSD TRIPPING 52 PREDICTIONS OF LSD REACTIONS (BAD TRIPS) 54 TRANSFER OF A PSYCHOTIC INTO A TRANSCENDENTAL EXPERIENCE 55 4. Properties of Marijuana and Hashish (Cannabis Drugs) 59 HASHISH AND MARUUANA 59 ACTIVE PRINCIPLES 63 ABSTINENCE 63 CURRENT RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION 64 OFFICIAL REPORTS 66 TOXIC EFFECTS 69 CANNABIS HALLUCINATIONS 70 CATARIA 75 5. The Tranquilizers 79 CLASSIFICATION 79 ALTERNATE CLASSIFICATIONS 80 DESCRIPTION OF THE TRANQUILIZING DRUGS 81 TOTALITARIAN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY 86 6. The Amphetamines 93 SYMPATHOMIMETIC AMINES, AMPHETAMINES 93 ABUSE OF SYMPATHOMIMETIC AMINES 95 ECONOMICS OF DRUG DEALING IN AMPHETAMINES 96 PHARMACOLOGY OF AMPHETAMINES 97 7. The Morphine Drugs 109 USE OF TERMS 109 USE BY ADOLESCENTS 110 OPIUM 111 HEROIN, CODEINE AND MORPHINE 115 THE MAKING OF THE MORPHINE, HEROIN OR OPIUM ADDICT 118 THE NATURE OF OPIATE ADDICTION 122 TREATMENT OF HEROIN AND MORPHINE ADDICTION 125 THE PHARMACOLOGICAL TYPES OF DRUGS CAUSING ADDICTION SIMILAR TO THAT CAUSED BY MORPHINE AND HEROIN 131 TOLERANCE 132 CONCLUSION AND SUMMARY 133 Part Two: The Environment Factor Introduction 139 IS THE TERM "MIND" CONGRUENT WITH THE TERM "BRAIN"? 139 FACTORS GOVERNING THE MOOD 141 THE PHYSICAL AND PSYCHICAL CONSTRUCTION OF MAN 146 CONCLUSION 147 8. The Human Mind and Mind-at-Large 151 THOUGHT AS REALITY 151 THE NATURE OF THE MIND 160 9. Psychic Phenomena 175 MEDIUMISTIC SEANCES 175 EVIDENCE FOR PSYCHICAL ACTIVITY 176 SPORADIC CASES 177 10. Psychical Structure of the Human Individual 191 ANIMISTIC VIEWS 191 CARTESIAN VIEWS AND SWEDENBORG 193 THE THEORETICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF DREAMS AND SURVIVAL AFTER DEATH 196 OTHER VIEWS ON MAN'S PSYCHICAL STRUCTURE 202 THE CONNECTION BETWEEN PSYCI-IICAL PHENOMENA AND HALLUCINATORY DRUGS 205 DANGERS OF PRACTICING OR INVESTIGATING MEDIUMSHIP AND SPIRITISM 208 SUPPLEMENTARY EVIDENCE 212 11. The Importance of Motivation 233 THE SOCIAL IMPORT OF HALLUCINOGENIC DRUGS 233 THE SIGNIFICANCE OF TONUS 236 THE SECULARIZATION OF SOCIETY 241 THE CAUSES AND SYMPTOMS OF THE DRUG EPIDEMIC 249 12. Dr. Timothy Leary and Psychedelic Drugs 261 DRUGS REGARDED A "SACRAMENT" 261 DR. LEARY AND AMERICAN (WESTERN) CULTURE 265 DR. LEARY'S MANIFESTO 267 HOW TO TRANSFORM MEN 268 OPPOSITION IS HELPFUL 270 THE MEANING OF THE TERM "DROPOUT" 2 71 DR. LEARY'S VIEW ON THE MEANING AND PURPOSE OF LIFE 272 THE CHRISTIAN VIEW OF ECSTASY AND EUPHORIA 274 13. The Implications of Hallucinogenic Drugs 279 CONSEQUENCES OF CHALLENGE REMOVAL AS RELATED TO THE CHRISTIAN MESSAGE 279 DEPENDENCE ON PILLS 280 REFORMATION AND REVIVALS 282 TODA Y'S APATHETIC CHURCH 283 THE BIBLICAL BALANCE OF FAITH AND WORKS 283 CHRIST AND THE BELIEVER: A BALANCED RELATIONSHIP 285 CHRISTIANITY'S ROLE IN TODA Y'S SOCIETY 286 MARRIAGE: A FURTHER ILLUSTRATION 288 IDEALS IN COMMUNISTIC SOCIETIES 290 THE SEARCH FOR CHALLENGE 291 THE CHRISTIAN MUST RESPOND 293 Glossary Index Bibliography
