Blue dreams the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds

Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants.

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Main Author: Slater, Lauren (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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300 |a xv, 400 pages :  |b illustrations ;  |c 25 cm 
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-387) and index. 
505 0 |a Thorazine: Awake! -- Lithium: a salted stone -- Early antidepressants: the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs: the birth of Prozac -- Placebos: the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms): God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy): the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs): the spotless mind -- Deep brain stimulation: Who holds the clicker? -- Epilogue: Where we're headed. 
520 |a Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants. 
650 0 |a Psychotropic drugs  |x History. 
650 0 |a Psychopharmacology. 
650 0 |a Hallucinogenic drugs and religious experience. 
650 0 |a Substance abuse  |x Treatment. 
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