Legally Stoned:: 14 Mind-Altering Substances You Can Obtain and Use Without Breaking the Law

by Todd A. Thies

Overview

This practical guide to psychoactive drugs reveals fourteen legal and accessible paths on your journey to altered consciousness.

Getting high in one form or another has been a part of human life for thousands of years. And while the US government stands in the way of this basic right, there are ways around the restrictions. With each of the fourteen psychoactive substances detailed in this book, you can get high, pass a urine drug test, and never once break the law.

Legally Stoned is a practical guide to obtaining and using fourteen mind-altering agents that are both legal and easy to acquire. It also includes a description and history of each item, its chemistry and physiological reactions, accounts of its pleasures and perils, and any risks associated with it.

Legally Stoned covers substances such as:

• Amanita muscaria mushroom, which induces feelings of euphoria and auditory hallucinations

• Anadenanthera peregrina/colubrina seeds, which have been known to cause intense visions of psychedelic light and color

• Ayahuasca, which originated in South America and often produces visual hallucinations that include the jungle, exotic animals, even ancient native artwork

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780806534657
Publisher:	Kensington
Publication date:	04/19/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	404 KB

About the Author

Todd A. Thies, PhD, is a clinical and forensic psychologist. He received his B. in psychology from UCLA and his PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology in Fresno, California. He conducted research on psychoactive substance use at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Fresno. He has published research on the psychological factors determining psychoactive substance use and preference. He has worked in several prisons and state hospitals. He has been in private practice in California since 1998, specializing in sexually violent predators and the assessment of dangerousness. He has spent over a dozen years training current and future psychologists, and provides regular workshops for the public on protecting children from sexual predators. He is frequently interviewed on radio and television, and in newspapers, regarding his work with sex offenders and other violent criminals. He has consulted on the movies Red Dragon and Instinct, and interviewed such notable serial killers as Charles Manson and Juan Carona. He lives in Southern California.