Tom Shroder

Acid Test: Lsd, Ecstasy, and the Power to Heal Tom Shroder

Publisher Marketing: A fascinating, transformative look at the therapeutic powers of psychedelic drugs, particularly in the treatment of PTSD, and the past fifty years of scientific, political, and legal controversy they have ignited, by award-winning journalist Tom Shroder. It s no secret that psychedelic drugs have the ability to cast light on the miraculous reality hidden within our psyche. Following the discovery of LSD less than a hundred years ago, psychedelics began to play a crucial role in the quest to understand the link between mind and matter. Compounds such as LSD and MDMA have proved to be extraordinarily effective in treating disorders such as posttraumatic stress yet the drugs remain illegal, out of reach of the millions of people who could benefit from them. Tom Shroder s "Acid Test" is a meticulously researched history of LSD and the controversy surrounding psychedelics, as well as a striking look at the unprecedented healing properties of drugs that have for decades been characterized as dangerous, illicit substances. Shroder covers the first heady years of experimentation in the 50s and 60s through the backlash of the 70s and 80s, when the drug subculture exploded and uncontrolled experimentation with street psychedelics led to a PR nightmare that would set therapeutic use back decades. "Acid Test" is a fascinating, transformative look at the therapeutic powers of psychedelic drugs, particularly in the treatment of PTSD, and the past fifty years of scientific, political, and legal controversy they have ignited." Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/09/2014 (EAN 9780399162794, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2014 (EAN 9780399162794, Hardcover) Booklist 08/01/2014 pg. 24 (EAN 9780399162794, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Discover 10/01/2014 pg. 74 (EAN 9780399162794, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Shroder, Tom Tom Shroder is an award-winning journalist, editor, and author of Old Souls, a classic study of the intersection between mysticism and science. As editor of The Washington Post Magazine, he conceived and edited two Pulitzer Prize winning feature stories. His most recent editing project, Overwhelmed by Brigid Schulte, was a New York Times bestseller. Contributor Bio:  Morey, Arthur Arthur Morey has recorded over two hundred audiobooks in history, fiction, science, business, and religion, earning a number of "AudioFile" Earphones Awards and two Audie Award nominations. His plays and songs have been produced in New York, Chicago, and Milan, where he has also performed.