Stories
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A quick guide to drugs, the brain and brain chemistry
Discover some of the major chemicals that govern activity in our brains, how they work, and why certain drugs have the effects they do.
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Deadly doses and the hardest of hard drugs
The invention of the modern hypodermic syringe meant we could get high – or accidentally die – faster than before. Find out how this medical breakthrough was adapted for deadly uses.
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Chemical highs and psychedelic research
Could recreational drugs make you happy? Kate Wilkinson explores why keen clubber Simon believes taking psychedelics has helped him develop as a person.
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Tripping for spiritualism and science
Getting high in the name of religion or creativity has been practised for centuries. Now it seems hallucinogenics could help treat mental illnesses too.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Slagh - Smith, S E
Date: 1949-1988Reference: PP/MLV/C/19/13Part of: Vogt, Dr Marthe Louise (1903-2003)- Archives and manuscripts
Correspondence (Nahas)
Date: 1971-1983, 1992Reference: PP/WDP/F/1/14Part of: Paton, Sir William Drummond Macdonald (1917-1993), Pharmacologist- Archives and manuscripts
Cannabis: Articles and Cuttings
Date: 1970-1993Reference: PP/WDP/F/25Part of: Paton, Sir William Drummond Macdonald (1917-1993), Pharmacologist- Audio
Turn on, turn off - drugs that changed the world. Pt. 1, The mind-benders.
Date: 1998- Videos
The brain with David Eagleman. 4, How do I decide?.
Date: 2016