Psychedelic Chemistry

Psychedelic Chemistry
Author: Michael Valentine Smith
Publisher:
Total Pages: 220
Release: 1981
Genre: Medical
ISBN:

The most complete book ever written on how to manufacture psychedelic drugs! Intended only for those who have a thorough knowledge of advanced lab techniques in organic chemistry. Extracting THC from marijuana. Making LSD. Synthesizing cocaine. Mescaline, harmaline, muscimole and more. Out of print for years, now available in a revised, updated edition with more material.

LSD, My Problem Child

LSD, My Problem Child
Author: Albert Hofmann
Publisher: Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2017-09-27
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9780979862229

This is the story of LSD told by a concerned yet hopeful father, organic chemist Albert Hofmann, Ph.D. He traces LSD's path from a promising psychiatric research medicine to a recreational drug sparking hysteria and prohibition. In LSD: My Problem Child, we follow Dr. Hofmann's trek across Mexico to discover sacred plants related to LSD, and listen in as he corresponds with other notable figures about his remarkable discovery. Underlying it all is Dr. Hofmann's powerful conclusion that mystical experiences may be our planet's best hope for survival. Whether induced by LSD, meditation, or arising spontaneously, such experiences help us to comprehend "the wonder, the mystery of the divine, in the microcosm of the atom, in the macrocosm of the spiral nebula, in the seeds of plants, in the body and soul of people." More than sixty years after the birth of Albert Hofmann's problem child, his vision of its true potential is more relevant, and more needed, than ever.

Acid Trips and Chemistry

Acid Trips and Chemistry
Author: Dan Joy
Publisher: Ronin Publishing (CA)
Total Pages: 144
Release: 1999
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 9781579510114

More people are using acid today than at any time since the 1960s. This book summarizes everything that is known about this potent psychedelic drug: what an acid trip is like, how LSD was discovered, what forms are currently available on the underground market, how to produce the drug, and much more -- including, of course, caveats about acid and the law.

LSD and the Divine Scientist

LSD and the Divine Scientist
Author: Albert Hofmann
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 72
Release: 2013-05-06
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1620551403

The acclaimed discoverer of LSD’s personal experiences and thoughts on chemistry, the natural sciences, mind-altering drugs, the soul, and the search for happiness • Shares a different side of the father of LSD, one known only to his friends and close colleagues • Explains Hofmann’s different methods of pharmaceutical research based on traditional plant medicine • Includes the poetry of this mystical prophet of psychedelic science Best known as the first person to synthesize, ingest, and discover the psychedelic effects of LSD, Albert Hofmann was more than just a chemist. A pioneer in the field of visionary plant research, he was one of the first people to suggest the use of entheogens for psychological healing and spiritual growth. His insights into the consciousness-expanding effects of psychedelics as well as human nature, the psyche, and the nature of reality earned him a reputation as a mystical scientist and visionary philosopher. This book--Hofmann’s last work before his death in 2008 at the age of 102--offers the acclaimed scientist’s personal experiences and thoughts on chemistry, the natural sciences, mind-altering drugs, the soul, and the search for happiness and meaning in life. Hofmann explains different methods of pharmaceutical research based on traditional plant medicine and discusses psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms that he discovered. He examines the psychological role of psychoactives, their therapeutic potential, and their use in easing the life-to-death transition. Sharing a different side of the father of LSD, one known only to his friends and close colleagues, this book also includes the poetry of this mystical prophet of psychedelic science.

Mystic Chemist

Mystic Chemist
Author: Dieter A. Hagenbach
Publisher:
Total Pages: 383
Release: 2013
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780907791447

The story of Albert Hofmann's life and the parallel story of LSD highlighting his academic journey, his research at Sandoz and his open minded, thoughtful philosophies about his discovery.

LSD

LSD
Author: M. Foster Olive
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2008
Genre: LSD (Drug)
ISBN: 0791097099

Discusses the history, health effects, addiction, and legal status of the hallucinogenic drug LSD.

Owsley and Me

Owsley and Me
Author: Rhoney Gissen Stanley
Publisher: Monkfish Book Publishing
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2013-04-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 098335894X

Owsley and Me is a love story set against the background of the Psychedelic Revolution of the '60s. Owsley "Bear" Stanley met her in Berkeley in 1965, when LSD was still legal and he was the world's largest producer and distributor of LSD. Rhoney found herself working in an LSD laboratory, and the third corner in a love triangle. We all know the stories from the '60s—but never from the point of view of a woman finding her way through twisted trails of love, jealousy, and paranoia, all the while personally connecting to the most iconic events and people of her time. Bear supported the Grateful Dead in their early years and gave away as much LSD as he sold—millions of hits. He designed and engineered the infamous Wall of Sound system of the early '70s, just before he began his two years in prison, with Rhoney raising their infant son. He died one year ago, but the era he helped create is now being rediscovered by a new generation interested in the meaning of it all. Today Rhoney Stanley is a practicing holistic orthodontist in Woodstock, New York. This is her first book. Tom Davis was an Emmy Award–winning American writer and comedian. He is best known for being one of the original writers for Saturday Night Live and for his former partnership with Al Franken, as half of the comedy duo "Franken & Davis." His memoir Thirty-Nine Years of Short-Term Memory Loss: The Early Days of SNL from Someone Who Was There was published in 2010 by Grove Press.

Dropping Acid

Dropping Acid
Author: Dale Bewan
Publisher: Dale Bewan
Total Pages: 301
Release: 2013-09-19
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 1492318191

This is a book about LSD. A substance that nearly everyone has heard of, but very few really know anything about. In these pages you can learn about the history of this enigmatic substance; the chemistry of how it works; come to understand some of the myths and truths about it; and even read some first-hand stories of 'trips' taken after having consumed LSD. But most importantly, this is a book about Self-Discovery. It explains how LSD can be used to learn about yourself; how it changes your perception of the world, and how to use this changed perception to make changes in yourself.

Facing Addiction in America

Facing Addiction in America
Author: Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 420
Release: 2017-08-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9781974580620

All across the United States, individuals, families, communities, and health care systems are struggling to cope with substance use, misuse, and substance use disorders. Substance misuse and substance use disorders have devastating effects, disrupt the future plans of too many young people, and all too often, end lives prematurely and tragically. Substance misuse is a major public health challenge and a priority for our nation to address. The effects of substance use are cumulative and costly for our society, placing burdens on workplaces, the health care system, families, states, and communities. The Report discusses opportunities to bring substance use disorder treatment and mainstream health care systems into alignment so that they can address a person's overall health, rather than a substance misuse or a physical health condition alone or in isolation. It also provides suggestions and recommendations for action that everyone-individuals, families, community leaders, law enforcement, health care professionals, policymakers, and researchers-can take to prevent substance misuse and reduce its consequences.

Brian Blomerth's Bicycle Day

Brian Blomerth's Bicycle Day
Author: Brian Blomerth
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Chemists
ISBN: 9781944860240

An illustrated, deep dive into Albert Hofmann's infamous "Bicycle Day" from Brian Blomerth.