Acid Test: LSD, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal

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“A book that are supposed to start a long-overdue national conversation.” —Dave Barry 

With the F.D.A. agreeing to new trials to test MDMA (better referred to as Ecstasy) as a remedy for PTSD—which, if approved, could be to be had as a drug by 2021—Acid Test is leading the charge in an evolving conversation about psychedelic drugs. Despite their current illegality, many Americans are already familiar with their effects. Yet even as LSD and MDMA have proven extraordinarily effective in treating anxiety disorders such as PTSD, they still remain off-limits to the millions who might have the benefit of them. Through the stories of three very different men, award-winning journalist Tom Shroder covers the drugs’ roller-coaster history from their initial reception in the 1950s to the negative stereotypes that persist today. At a moment when popular opinion is rethinking the potential benefits of a few illegal drugs, and with new research coming out on a daily basis, Acid Test is an engaging and informative should-read.

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