Tripped

£10.99

First used as a drug capable of treating mental illnesses, then as a ‘truth serum’ by the CIA, this book reveals how the fortuitous discovery of LSD in April 1943 led to a mass exploitation of this promising hallucinogen. Using archival material, Norman Ohler brings to light the often misguided interaction between scientific research, state authorities and hedonistic drug culture that shaped drug policy in the twentieth century.

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SKU: 9781838953607 Category: Tags: , , Publisher/imprint : Atlantic Books
Page count : 240
Published on 3rd April, 2025

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AS FEATURED ON THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE’Entertaining’ The Times’Utterly fascinating and illuminating’ Sinclair McKay’Fascinating… An astonishing read, with remarkably vivid protagonists’ Harald J�hner’Ohler weaves a masterful tapestry of history in this revealing and fresh account’ David de JongRevealing the hidden connections between the Nazis and the CIA’s notorious brainwashing experimentation programme, MKUltra, Tripped is a wild, secret history that shows how the quest to turn LSD into a weapon held back therapeutic research into psychedelic drugs for decades.

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Dimensions 19.8 × 12.9 cm
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