In the latest in the oversize Disinformation Guide series of
anthologies, editor Preston Peet assembles an allstar cast to lay to
rest the specious misinformation peddled by prohibitionists who depend
upon the War on some drugs and users for their livelihood and power.
Drug users and abusers describe their feelings and fears for freedom,
not only for themselves but for all their fellow citizens in the United
States and the rest of the world, detailing the Constitutionshredding
War on some drugs and users.
Despite the antidrug hysteria promoted by prohibitionists, drugs have
been an inseparable aspect of life for thousands of years--curing
disease, calming stress, easing pain, enhancing intelligence, opening
the doors of perception and altering consciousness. So why is the War on
some drugs and users underway? The answers can be found in Under the
Influence.
Decades of spending trillions of dollars while waging war on neighbors,
friends and families have done nothing to eradicate drug use and abuse,
but it has succeeded in overthrowing governments, tearing apart families
and communities, and ensured the rise of international criminal cartels.
Under the Influence explains how we came to this state of affairs and
how we can bring about real reform.
Bestselling writers, professional researchers, degenerate drug users and
just plain folk offer factbased alternatives to the propaganda of
prohibitionist antidrug warriors. Contributors include Tom Robbins, Paul
Krassner, Rick Doblin, Mike Gray, Lonny Shavelson, Daniel Forbes, Steve
Wishnia, Cynthia Cotts, Russ Kick, Dr. Stanislav Grof, Daniel Pinchbeck,
Paul Armentano, Jacob Sullum, Peter Dale Scott and Robert Anton Wilson.
