Utopiates

LSD belongs to the class of drugs that, taken orally, can produce dramatic psychological experiences

H. Lark Hall

FOREWORD -Nevitt Sanford I. BACKGROUND CONSIDERATIONS -Richard Blum II. THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE AND ITS PROBLEMS -Richard Blum III. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF LSD USE -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser IV. LSD "REGULARS": CONTINUING USERS COMPARED WITH DISCONTINUERS -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser V. REJECTION AND ACCEPTANCE OF LSD: USERS AND CONTROLS COMPARED -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser VI. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS -Keith Killam VII. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF LSD -Richard Blum, Eva Blum, and Mary Lou Funkhouser VIII. ZIHUATANEJO: AN EXPERIMENT IN TRANSPERSONATIVE LIVING -Joseph f. Downing IX. RATIONALE OF THE MEXICAN PSYCHEDELIC TRAINING CENTER -Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert, and Ralph Metzner X. PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE AND RELIGIOUS BELIEF -Joseph J. Downing and William Wygant, Jr. APPENDIX TO CHAPTER X: QUESTIONNAIRE RESPONSES XI. SOCIAL AND LEGAL RESPONSE TO PLEASURE-GIVING DRUGS -Joel Fort XII. POLICE VIEWS ON DRUG USE -Richard Blum and Jeanne Wahl XIII. A POLICE ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS ON THE DRUG MOVEMENT -Edward Comber XIV. CONCLUSIONS AND COMMENTARY -Richard Blum INDEX