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Under The Influence: The Disinformation Guide to Drugs
by
Preston Peet
In the latest in the oversize Disinformation Guide series of anthologies, editor Preston Peet assembles an all-star cast to lay to rest the specious misinformation peddled by prohibitionists who depend upon the “War on some drugs and users” for their livelihood and power.Drug users and abusers describe their feelings and fears for freedom, not only for themselves but for a...more
Paperback, 360 pages
Published
October 1st 2004
by The Disinformation Company
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Under The Influence is a collection of essays and articles of variable quality, centering around issues associated with the War on Drugs. The tone of most parts is casual and journalistic, making the collection highly accessible and good for a leisurely read. There were however some sections that weren't written brilliantly as well as editing mistakes which really let down the whole collection. I wasn't expecting academic standard, but I was expecting something better executed.
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My life and those of many of those I most respect was changed, positively, by psychedelics. Consequently, I pick up books on psychopharmacology, altered states of consciousness, ethnobotany and the like when I find them available at low cost. This one I found on the bargain shelves at Border's and, having almost ninety cents left on the gift card my twelve-year old niece gave me for my birthday, I snapped it up.
Well, it is an anthology and not a very well done one. The articles ar...more
Well, it is an anthology and not a very well done one. The articles ar...more
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Preston Peet is a writer, editor, photographer, musician, actor, DJ, activist and adventurer. A regular contributor to High Times magazine and website, the editor of the controversial website DrugWar.com, and a columnist for the New York Waste, he lives in Manhattan with his other half and 10 rescued cats.
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