[Euphoric]

Good review above, but I just finished reading it and thought I'd share my equally glowing review:

Psychedelic Drugs Reconsidered
This was a brilliant book, which I give highest recommendation. The only drawback is it is a bit dated. An updated version would be fantastic. It covers so much: history, chemistry, pharmacology, trip reports, politics, potentials, therapeutic uses and the future. It is a well-referenced book with a huge bibliography drawing from skilled writers (Huxley, Thompson, Leary, Wolfe, Kesey) as well as an enormous amount of studies. The trip reports are great, even the anonymous Joe Nobody ones. This book is worthwhile for its reports alone if such things interest you. The whole thing is convincingly written and well presented, a pleasure to read, whether the section is on chemistry, history, politics or a experience report. A tiny complaint would be a few typos, but perhaps they are fixed in reprints. The studies cover many areas and even though this book leans heavily towards the pro-psychedelic drugs stance, it makes very clear some of the potential harms and things that can go wrong. I believe the true point of it however is pointing out that there is much more potential in many of the drugs it covers than there is danger and that the restrictions and lies surrounding these drugs need mending so proper research can be performed. A very strong and important book. A must have for those with an interest in psychedelics and I think it may even be beneficial if everybody read this book.