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The severity of impact and type of risks that come with recreational drug use vary widely with the drug in question and the amount being used. There are many factors in the environment and within the user that interact with each drug differently. Alcohol is sometimes considered one of the most dangerous recreational drugs.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear is a 2021 book by Columbia University professor [1] Carl Hart. [2] [3] In part a memoir that discusses Hart's own experiences as a heroin user, [4] [5] the book analyzes the science of addiction and advocates recreational drug use as part of the "pursuit of happiness".
The book describes the effects and risks of psychoactive drugs which were common in contemporary use for recreational and nonmedical purposes. [2] The New York Times paraphrased some major arguments from the book, saying "'Drug-free' treatment of heroin addiction almost never works", "Nicotine can be as tough to beat as heroin", and "Good or bad, marijuana is here to stay.
Les Paradis Artificiels (English: Artificial Paradises) is a book by French poet Charles Baudelaire, first published in 1860, about the state of being under the influence of opium and hashish. Baudelaire describes the effects of the drugs and discusses the way in which they could theoretically aid mankind in reaching an "ideal" world.
[26] In the book (and in media interviews around its publication), Hart revealed that he is a recreational heroin user, and indicated that he uses a number of other drugs. He argued that he is not an addict, but that he uses drugs responsibly in the "pursuit of happiness".
This is a list of psychedelic literature, works related to psychedelic drugs and the psychedelic experience.Psychedelic literature has also been defined as textual works that arose from the proliferation of psychiatric and psychotherapeutic research with hallucinogens during the 1950s and early 1960s in North America and Europe.
A wide variety of recreational drugs are commonly capable of such an event. These drugs include, but are not limited to, opioids (particularly heroin) and psychostimulants (particularly methamphetamine and cocaine). Illicit methamphetamine
The Greening of America is a 1970 book by Charles A. Reich. It is a paean to the counterculture of the 1960s and its values. Excerpts first appeared as an essay in the September 26, 1970 issue of The New Yorker. [1] The book was originally published by Random House.