what are some good interesting books about drugs? not like a book that explains about a certain drug thought, just like.. idk a book about drugs!!!! and i know this isnt in the books section but that one is dead as fuck and people in the psychedelic forums probsbly know of some good ones.
I recently read "LSD: My Problem Child" by Albert Hofmann. Great read. I've also read a book called "Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom" by Andy Letcher, which I can also recommend.
I have read "Doors of Perception" and am 3/4 of the way through "Heaven and Hell." I also just started "The Joyous Cosmology." From what I have read, they are all very informative and very fun reads. A lot of things I could not verbalize are put into words in these books in ways that I have failed to do in the past.
Tripping by Charles Hayes - many good trip reports Amazing Dope Tales by Stephen Gaskin - this book is like tripping (to me)
I actually really like learning how drugs work. My favorite book is called simply Psychopharmacology. It is essential to understand neurotransmission, etc. I also like DeQuincey's "Confessions of an English Opium Eater" as he describes the experience so well. It was the first time I ever heard someone describe in words how I feel in my opioid journeys.
I read that around 1957, when I was around 11. I was thinking, hmmm. But I never got into opioids. Imagine, that long ago, getting the message that another consciousness was possible!
the electric kool aid acid test is all about ken kesey and the merry pranksters doing the acid tests back in the 60s. its a pretty entertaining read.
FUCK. I saw a review for that book online somewhere and meant to pick up a copy...then forgot....but thank you for reminding me, although that was not your intention!!!!!! And ummmmm to the OP, some drug books, I think there is/was a thread in the books sub-forum about this, which had an extensive list of some good books..... Here it is!!!! http://www.hipforums.com/newforums/forumdisplay.php?f=313
ive read like half of it than totally forgot about it. i think its still buried somewhere in my backpack.
"Naked Lunch" by William Burroughs - nothing like shooting bug powder or drinking Mugwump Jism to get high.
Ayahuasca in my blood- is one of the best i've ever read... Wizard of the Upper Amazon - short, but astounding. Left in the Dark Inner Paths to Outer Space - a must read by rick strassman, and others DMT- the spirit molecule (obviously) The cosmic serpent And of course all of McKenna, Robert Anton Wilson, and Leary.
