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Psychedelic Revolutionaries

LSD and the Birth of Hallucinogenic Research

By: P. W. Barber

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Paperback | 8 June 2018

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384 Pages

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Psychedelic Revolutionaries recounts the controversial history of hallucinogenic-drug research (1951-61) and the roles played by psychiatrists Humphry Osmond and Abram Hoffer, and psychologist Duncan Blewett. From the use of hallucinogens like mescaline and LSD, to the formulation of biochemical hypotheses for schizophrenia and vitamin-based treatments, to a new form of therapy to treat alcoholism, new ground was broken. Questions and misconceptions persist when addressing how these experiments originated, what types of findings they produced, and the kind of response generated within and outside the scientific community. Psychedelic Revolutionaries delves into the history of the experiments, the researchers, as well as the connections to notables like Aldous Huxley, Linus Pauling, Alcoholics Anonymous Co-Founder Bill W, Captain Al Hubbard, Allen Ginsberg, and psychedelic high priest himself, Timothy Leary. The book examines popularly held myths surrounding the experiments and the men, and reopens debates believed to have been settled. The experiments made extensive contributions and led to radical innovations in mental health and other areas, many of which have applications and relevance today.

Industry Reviews

"Author P.W. Barber chronicles the psychedelic saga like a page-turning thriller while also dropping massive doses of enlightening information." Merry Jane
" Psychedelic Revolutionaries is a remarkably detailed accounting of a period in Canadian research history long obfuscated by larger cultural forces." Winnipeg Free Press

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