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interesting, weird, and, above all, true stories about psychoactive drugs, their origins, and the weird things people have done with them

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it began with the inhaler

curing over 33 common ailments, subduing hyperactive kids, making soldiers kill - the practical uses of amphetamines

the golden days of coke

early 19th century America was noisy, neurotic, turbulent, inventive - and cocaine-fueled

where does Ketamine come from?

the weird history of the world's weirdest psychedelic drug

the banker vs the mushroom gods

a chance meeting between an investment banker and a Mexican shaman led to the discovery of 'magic mushrooms'

pep pills

when the world was addicted to speed

cocaine is medicine

a great cure for hay fever and still used by dentists and midwives the world over

the politics of ecstasy

do people have the right to take a feel-good pill?

Tales from the K-Hole

isolation tanks, communicating with dolphins and other extremist Ketamine sessions

MDMA therapy

once used as an aid to psychotherapy

heroin is harmless

the truth about the world's most addictive drug

K culture

the growing popularity of the world's weirdest drug

the LSD accident

a young Swiss biochemist stumbles across the LSD-molecule and makes the strangest bicycle ride in history

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