Intoxication: Life in Pursuit of Artificial Paradise by Ronald K. Siegel

Intoxication: Life in Pursuit of Artificial Paradise

Ronald K. Siegel

390 pages first pub 1989 (editions)

nonfiction psychology science informative slow-paced

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A renowned psychopharmacologist tells us why drugs are here to stay--because the pursuit of intoxication is a "Fourth Drive", as unstoppable as hunger, thirst, and sex. He suggests we learn from animals, who also pursue intoxicants, and design saf...

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