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Alexander Shulgin

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June 17, 1925 in Berkeley, California, The United States

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Alexander "Sasha" Theodore Shulgin[1] (born June 17, 1925) is an American pharmacologist, chemist and drug developer.

Shulgin is credited with the popularization of MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, in the late 1970s and early 1980s, especially for psychopharmaceutical use and the treatment of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. In subsequent years, Shulgin discovered, synthesized, and bioassayed over 230 psychoactive compounds. In 1991 and 1997, he and his wife Ann Shulgin authored the books PiHKAL and TiHKAL on the topic of psychoactive drugs. Shulgin discovered many noteworthy phenethylamines including the 2C* family of which 2C-T-2, 2C-T-7, 2C-E, 2C-I, and 2C-B are most well known. Additionally, Shulgin performed seminal work i...more

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Average rating: 4.30 · 536 ratings · 46 reviews · 5 distinct works

	PIHKAL: A Chemical Love Story by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin 4.29 avg rating — 368 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Tihkal: A Continuation by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin, Daniel M. Perrine (Foreword by) 4.29 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1997	My rating:
	Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved: A Chemical Love Story 4.57 avg rating — 7 ratings	My rating:
	Tryptamines i Have Known And Loved: The Chemistry Continues by Alexander Shulgin, Ann Shulgin 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings	My rating:
	Pharmacology Notes 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	My rating:
	Moksha: Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience, 1931-1963 by Aldous Huxley, Michael Horowitz (Editor), Cynthia Palmer (Editor) 4.01 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 1998 — 7 editions	My rating:

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“How long will this last, this delicious feeling of being alive, of having penetrated the veil which hides beauty and the wonders of celestial vistas? It doesn't matter, as there can be nothing but gratitude for even a glimpse of what exists for those who can become open to it.”
― Alexander Shulgin, Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

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“Use them with care, and use them with respect as to the transformations they can achieve, and you have an extraordinary research tool. Go banging about with a psychedelic drug for a Saturday night turn-on, and you can get into a really bad place, psychologically. Know what you're using, decide just why you're using it, and you can have a rich experience. They're not addictive, and they're certainly not escapist, either, but they're exceptionally valuable tools for understanding the human mind, and how it works.”
― Alexander Shulgin, Pihkal: A Chemical Love Story

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“Some part of me can't wait to see what life's going to come up with next! Anticipation without the usual anxiety. And underneath it all is the feeling that we both belong here, just as we are, right now.”
― Alexander Shulgin

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