Stories
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Cocaine, the Victorian wonder drug
Today, cocaine has a very poor public image as one of the causes of crime and violence. But for the Victorians it was welcomed as the saviour of modern surgery.
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The side effects of lithium mining
Laura Grace Simpkins attempts to untangle some uncomfortable truths about the social and environmental costs of making her medication.
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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
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The dream drugstore : chemically altered states of consciousness / J. Allan Hobson.
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Nicotine / HIT.
Date: 1995- Books
The basic facts : drug alert 91 / written by Plain English Campaign.
Date: 1991- Books
Journal of studies on alcohol. Supplement No. 7 November 1975, Drug interactions ; the effects of alcohol and Meprobamate applied singly and jointly in human subjects.
Date: 1975- Videos
Drug trials - the dark side.
Date: 2006