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Hallucinogens
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Acid Redux: The Life and High Times of Timothy Leary 
 This 2006 review of a biography of 1960s counterculture icon Timothy Leary provides details about his background and activities. Discusses his unconventional university career (concluding with a Ph.D. in psychology), family problems, his establishment of the Harvard Psychedelic Project (begun after he ate some "magic mushroom" in Mexico), his advocacy of the use of LSD (which he first tried in 1961), and his conviction for possession of marijuana. From The New Yorker. http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/06/26/060626crbo_books Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Oct 15, 2007 Club Drugs
Research reports on the effects on health of the use of such "rave" or "trance" drugs as MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, Rohypnol, ketamine, methamphetamine, and LSD. Note: The Trends and Statistics section is outdated. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www.clubdrugs.org/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated May 27, 2006 Drugs and Chemicals of Concern: Salvia Divinorum and Salvinorin A
Fact sheet about the herb Salvia divinorum and salvinorin A (also called Divinorin A), "believed to be the ingredient responsible for the psychoactive effects of Salvia divinorum." Discusses chemistry and pharmacology, illicit uses, user population, and control status for the herb, which has appeared on a "variety of Internet sites ... [that advertise] Salvia divinorum as a legal alternative to plant hallucinogens such as mescaline." From the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drugs_concern/salvia_d/salvia_d.htm Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Jul 19, 2007 Erowid
Provides "information about psychoactive plants and chemicals and related issues" (drugs, spirituality, law, and art). Includes a glossary of related terms. http://www.erowid.org/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated Apr 30, 2005 Molecule of the Month
Contains links to information on individual molecules, updated monthly since January 1996. Profiled molecules include DNA, LSD, and morphine. From the School of Chemistry at the University of Bristol, England. http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/motm/motm.htm Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Science, Science Last updated Nov 1, 2004 NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse
Designed "to educate adolescents ages 11 through 15 (as well as their parents and teachers) on the science behind drug abuse." Includes facts on how marijuana, nicotine, anabolic steroids, and other drugs affect the brain and body, "real stories" from teens, games and activities, a glossary, and resources for teachers. From the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a part of the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. http://www.teens.drugabuse.gov/ Topics: Drugs, Drugs & Medications by Type, Mental Conditions Last updated Jun 8, 2006 The Psychedelic '60s: Literary Tradition and Social Change
Information about the social movements of the 1960s in the United States, with emphasis on the literature of the period. Features articles and images on the Beats, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters, Timothy Leary, the Black Mountain Poets, hippies, Woodstock, illicit drugs, protests, and much more. Includes images of handbills, posters, and other memorabilia from the 1960s. From the University of Virginia Library. http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/exhibits/sixties/ Topics: Activism, Drugs & Medications by Type, Literary Movements and Periods, Poetry, Society & Social Science, Society & Social Science Last updated Dec 6, 2008 Timothy Leary
Biographical and other information about Timothy Leary, the Harvard psychologist who became famous in the 1960s for advocating the use of LSD and other psychedelic drugs. http://www.leary.com/ Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type, Notable People Last updated Oct 2, 2004 Trip of a Lifetime: How LSD Rocked the World
LSD is "the psychedelic drug that inspired Hendrix and The Beatles - and shaped the music, art and literature of a generation. As the world bids farewell to [Albert Hoffman, dead at 102] the bicycling Swiss chemist who created LSD ... [this article] explores his mind-altering legacy." This illustrated May 2008 article describes LSD's influence on movies, music, literature, and design. Also includes video clips. From the British newspaper The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/trip-of-a-lifetime-how-lsd-rocked-the-world-818714.html Topics: Drugs & Medications by Type Last updated May 21, 2008 |
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