Lsd by Leigh A. Henderson, William J. Glass (1998, Paperback, Reprint)

A new book on LSD is long overdue, but this was worth waiting for. The material is thoughtful and carefully prepared, and the collection brings the topic into the 1990s. The book should be in every library, and read by everyone interested in the American drug scene.
--James A. Inciardi, Ph.D., professor and director, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware

The authors offer an insightful look at LSD use and provide an essential resource for parents, counselors, and educators. Far from fading out after the 1960's LSD has in fact never gone away, and the percentage of high school seniors using the drug is now only slightly lower than it was twenty years ago. The book examines why young people in the 1990s are using LSD--its appeal, its experience, and where kids are getting it. Solidly researched and dispassionately written, this book weaves current studies and anecdotes with recent statistics to create a vivid, complete, and credible picture of contemporary LSD use.

Timothy Leary has passed away, but his legacy lives on as a recent government study reports that 1.8 million people use LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) annually. Far from fading out after the 1960's LSD has in fact never gone away, and the percentage of high school seniors using the drag is now only slightly lower than it was twenty years ago. Used almost exclusively by middle-class suburban adolescent and college-age Americans, LSD is relatively inexpensive (around $3/hit), easily obtained, and produces effects that last for several hours. Research has proven that LSD is not addictive and has fewer after-effects than other drugs or alcohol. There have been no confirmed cases, moreover of fatal LSD overdoses and evidence has failed to link its uses to any long-term physical or chromosomal damage. The young people interviewed by the authors say the "do" LSD, because "it's fun!" They reveal the details of the distribution network, offering insight to parents, counselors and educators as to how young people in the 1990's get LSD, why it appeals to them, and how it makes them feel. The harsh legal penalties are stressed: possession carries a higher jail sentence than attempted murder, rape, armed robbery, theft, kidnapping or possession of other drugs, despite the evidence suggesting that on a continuum of drugs and alcohol, LSD is far from the most dangerous. Solidly researched and dispassionately written, this book weaves current studies and anecdotes with recent statistics to create a vivid, comprehensive and completely credible portrait of contemporary LSD culture.

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"A new book on LSD is long overdue, but this was worth waiting for. The material is thoughtful and carefully prepared, and . . . brings the topic into the 1990s. The book should be in every library, and read by everyone interested in the American drug scene." (James A. Inciardi, Ph.D., professor and director, Center for Drug and Alcohol Studies, University of Delaware)