Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds / Lauren Slater.
Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds / Lauren Slater.
Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds / Lauren Slater.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2019/0546
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xv, 400 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Thorazine: Awake! -- Lithium: a salted stone -- Early antidepressants: the three-ringed molecule and the psychic energizer -- SSRIs: the birth of Prozac -- Placebos: the dancing disease -- Psilocybin (magic mushrooms): God's flesh -- MDMA (Ecstasy): the marriage medicine -- PKMzeta/ZIP (memory drugs...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Date Published
2018.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Explores the discovery, invention, science, and people behind today's major psychotropic drugs, from the earliest, Thorazine and Lithium, through Prozac and Ecstasy, to today's most cutting-edge memory drugs and neural implants.
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Full title
Blue dreams : the science and the story of the drugs that changed our minds / Lauren Slater.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-387) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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G 2019/0546
Record Identifier
74VKV0Ojp6pZ
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV0Ojp6pZ
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ISBN
9780316370646
DDC
615.788
MMS ID
991024224619602626
