The Hallucinogens

by Abram Hoffer, Humpry Osmond

The Hallucinogens attempts to provide a detailed description of the hallucinogens in a single volume. Hallucinogens are chemicals which in nontoxic doses produce changes in perception, in thought & in mood, but which seldom produce mental confusion, memory loss, or disorientation for person, place & time. These latter changes are characteristic of organic brain reactions following intoxications with alcohol, anesthetics & other toxic drugs. The book covers the following hallucinogens: plant ß-phenethylamines, d-lysergic acid diethylamide, ololiuqui, indole hallucinogens etc.

635 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Biochemist, physician and psychiatrist known for promotion of megavitamin therapy as a treatment for schizophrenia and alcoholism.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 3 out of 5]

This, along with The Psychedelics, offer standard information on the substances and are thus considered valuable texts. However, they’ve long been out of print, so most people rely on PDF versions. It’s similar to Ott’s Pharmacotheon but with more clinical data.
The Psychedelics, also out of print, expensive, and hard to obtain, is a collection of personal essays, by contrast.