Customer Reviews

An entertaining quick reference guide to almost every drug - By: , 07 Sep 2000
This isn't drug use manual, you won't any notes on the preparation & dosage of any of the substancesin the book. However as a quick reference guide to the history & customs surrounding any number of obscure & not so obscure drugs it is invaulable. In it you will find anything from the potential of the goat fish to cause nightmares to the history of glue sniffing & an analysis of our habitiual use of caffiene.

Rudgely does't make any judgements as to the morality of drug use, instead he presents the simple facts whilst avoiding anthropological jargon. The one glaring omission is alcohol which only recieves a passing reference but the book doesn't suffer for it. Well worth a read for anyone with more than a passing interestin the subject be they parents, users or anthropolgy students.