{"product_id":"book-hh17","title":"Magic Medicine","description":"\u003cb\u003e“Cody Johnson beautifully balances historical knowledge with cutting-edge science to produce a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening read which paints a holistic picture of the risks and benefits of psychedelic use in modern day medicine and culture.”\u003cbr\u003e —Rick Doblin, PhD, Founder and Executive Director of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagic Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e explores the \u003cb\u003efascinating history of psychedelic substances\u003c\/b\u003e and provides a contemporary update about their \u003cb\u003egrowing inclusion in modern medicine, science, and culture\u003c\/b\u003e. Each chapter dives into the rich history of a single plant or compound and explores its therapeutic and spiritual uses in cultures near and far. \u003cb\u003eFirsthand quotes\u003c\/b\u003e allow glimmers of psychedelic light throughout. Learn all about: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Classical psychedelics, including 2C-B, ayahuasca, LSD, and peyote \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The empathogenic psychedelics MDA and MDMA \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Dissociative psychedelics, including DXM, ketamine, and salvia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Unique psychedelics, including cannabis, DiPT, and even fish and sea sponges \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e The history of psychedelic plants and substances is \u003cb\u003efull of colorful facts and stories, and intriguing questions\u003c\/b\u003e. Did US Army Intelligence really use LSD as an enhanced military interrogation technique? How is DiPT able to make a familiar tune sound utterly foreign? Can MDMA (Ecstasy) help people overcome traumatic experiences?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Many psychedelic plants and substances have a long history of being incorporated into various healing traditions—such as cannabis and opium in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Science is beginning to research what traditional cultures have told us for years: psychedelics have \u003cb\u003etransformative healing properties\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Anyone who has ever wondered about psychedelics—from complete neophytes to veteran trippers, seekers and sages to skeptics and scientists, therapists and patients to green thumbs and armchair anthropologists—will find something in this \u003cb\u003eengrossing and beautifully designed\u003c\/b\u003e book.","brand":"Hachette Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348619403568,"sku":"BDhh17","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/446001-hh17-Square.jpg?v=1734228383","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hh17","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}