Acid test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the power to heal / Tom Shroder

New York: Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA), 2014. 2nd edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Description; xvii, 426 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Scope and content; ""A fascinating, transformative look at the therapeutic powers of psychedelic drugs, particularly in the treatment of PTSD, and the past fifty years of scientific, political, and legal controversy they have ignited, by award-winning journalist Tom Shroder""-- Provided by publisher. Contents; Albert (St. Albert's Fire) -- Nicholas (A sign) -- Werner and Stan (The maelstrom of Poe) -- Nicholas (What makes grass grow) -- Humphry and Aldous (To fall in Hell or soar angelic) -- Rick (Brave New World) -- Nicholas (Tires, grille, kill) -- Rick (Hidden realms) -- Nicholas (Dreamland) -- Rick (Perilous terrain) -- Nicholas (American dreams) -- Rick (Peak experiences) -- Michael (The pit) -- Nicholas (Taking the lead) -- Rick (Concrete reality) -- Michael (Fertile soil) -- Nicholas (""Man, you're scared"") -- Rick (Who would be born) -- Michael (Sailing away) -- Nicholas (Going cyclic) -- Rick (Breathing lessons) -- Nicholas (Of man and superman) -- Rick (Ecstasy and agony) -- Michael (Heal thyself) -- Nicholas (""Got a light?"") -- Rick (Forces of nature) -- Michael (Getting to the root) -- Nicholas (""Keep the glove on"") -- Rick (Drug warriors) -- Michael (Catnip) -- Nicholas (All gummed up) -- Rick (Full flower of depression) -- Nicholas (Heavy duty) -- Rick (Hippie of the year) -- Michael (Mother ibogaine) -- Nicholas (Don't forget to check your guns) -- Rick (Machine elves) -- Nicholas (The maniac in the mirror) -- Rick (Earthquakes and rainbows) -- Michael (""Are you a psychiatrist?"") -- Nicholas (Have a plan) -- Michael (Getting crooked) -- Roland Griffiths (A healing void) -- Nicholas (The vicious cycle) -- Michael (The peace drug) -- Nicholas (The web of life) -- Rick (""Our lives and time"") -- Nicholas (Semper fi). Subjects; LSD (Drug)--Therapeutic use. Ecstasy (Drug)--Therapeutic use. Hallucinogenic drugs--Therapeutic use. Post-traumatic stress disorder--Treatment. Mental illness--Treatment. Post-traumatic stress disorder--Patients--United States--Biography. Mentally ill--United States--Biography. HISTORY / Social History.