
Acid Test
LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal
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Arthur Morey
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Tom Shroder
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.
It’s no secret that psychedelic drugs have the ability to cast light on the miraculous reality hidden within our psyche. Following the discovery of LSD less than a hundred years ago, psychedelics began to play a crucial role in the quest to understand the link between mind and matter. Compounds such as LSD and MDMA have proved to be extraordinarily effective in treating disorders such as posttraumatic stress - yet the drugs remain illegal, out of reach of the millions of people who could benefit from them.
Tom Shroder’s Acid Test is a meticulously researched history of LSD and the controversy surrounding psychedelics, as well as a striking look at the unprecedented healing properties of drugs that have for decades been characterized as dangerous, illicit substances. Shroder covers the first heady years of experimentation in the 50s and 60s through the backlash of the '70s and '80s, when the drug subculture exploded and uncontrolled experimentation with street psychedelics led to a PR nightmare that would set therapeutic use back decades. Acid Test is 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.
©2014 Tom Shroder (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. “The Guest House” by Jalal al-Din Rumi used with permission of Coleman Barks, Maypop Books. Recorded by arrangement with Blue Rider Press, a member of Penguin Group (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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If you care whatsoever about the future of combat veteran's mental health (as a citizen, you should), you should get this book and start taking appropriate actions to influence change to the absurd, draconian, laughable drug policy of the U.S., so people who deserve the help (combat vets) they need can receive it.
Extremely informative and interesting book!
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Very topical book given the numbers of PTSD sufferers from recent wars.
Opened my mind - without any chemical assistance :-)
Perfect narration too.
Suprisingly Great
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Recommend All To Read
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Riveting, informative, touching
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Woah!!
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throughout those stories the machinery of the dea, fda and scientific institutions conducting research are discussed and explained, particularly in terms of their politicized cultures.
informative
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Where does Acid Test rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Very highWhat was one of the most memorable moments of Acid Test?
All the info on how politics got and still get in the way of psychedelic research, Rick Doblin's perseverance, the result the subjects had from the clinical trials.Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
It increased my level of determination to become a licensed psychedelic therapist in the future.Any additional comments?
I think that everyone should have the info found in this book, this would help elevate people's understanding on emotional healing.Really nice book and the narrator's voice is great
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incredible book. Incredible Narrator.
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I am a big fan of books like these: honest, self critical, and is in pursuit of truth over social norms.
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