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hope_elizabeth_rose's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
dimayj's review against another edition
4.0
This book serves as a general and succinct guide to well-known psychoactive drugs such as alcohol, MDMA, LSD, ketamine, caffeine, cannabis, and many more. It consists of 24 chapters that each focus on a drug, covering the drug's short and long term effects, medical uses, myths and misconceptions, and what we still don't know about it. Interspersed between these chapters are short sections that "focus on" related topics such as drugs and mental health, comedowns, depressants, stimulants, etc.
There are few reasons for why I omitted a star from my rating. Although the book could serve as a reference about drugs for the layperson, there's no index. In addition, I was a bit disappointed with the writing style, which was shallow and dumped down in some places. I also felt the title did not reflect the content of the book as it is not about "Why" we take drugs.
Regardless, if you are looking to educate yourself about drugs and their effects, this book would serve as a very informative and easy-to-read resource that adopts an evidence-based approach and cites research all throughout. I highly recommend it!
There are few reasons for why I omitted a star from my rating. Although the book could serve as a reference about drugs for the layperson, there's no index. In addition, I was a bit disappointed with the writing style, which was shallow and dumped down in some places. I also felt the title did not reflect the content of the book as it is not about "Why" we take drugs.
Regardless, if you are looking to educate yourself about drugs and their effects, this book would serve as a very informative and easy-to-read resource that adopts an evidence-based approach and cites research all throughout. I highly recommend it!
jadecolored's review against another edition
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
4.75
d6y's review
4.0
Very nice reference: a summary page for each drug, and then some history, effects, myths.
rominasx's review against another edition
5.0
This book was really good. It gave me a better insight into drug use and the short and long-term effects of these drugs. Would definitely recommend.
barrynorton's review
4.0
A solid survey and very honestly pragmatic. A credibly British perspective.
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