A history of drugs and postwar America, examining the untold story of how Nazi experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced CIA research and secretly shaped the War on Drugs.
At once a jaunty history of psychedelics, and a fascinating lament that the double-pronged legacy of Nazi drug policy — zero tolerance and weaponization — so severely limited research into their medicinal properties.
Tripped cleverly dives into the chaotic battleground of the Cold War with both feet and doesn’t emerge until many secrets have been laid bare ... Ohler has written a book that is both well-researched and thoughtful.
