The Psychedelic Renaissance: Reassessing the Role of Psychedelic Drugs in 21st Century Psychiatry and Society: Second Edition

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Praise for Second Edition of The Psychedelic Renaissance: Onward intrepid explorer keep your wits while allowing them to be tickled as Dr Sessa leads you into a world of remarkable wonders! You are in for a real treat! Robin Carhart-Harris This new book is a succinct entertaining overview of the emerging "Psychedelic Renaissance" written by an insider and one of the brightest young architects of this new emerging paradigm. Dr Dennis J. McKenna With intelligence fact-based optimism and compassion Sessa throws open the doors of perception and guides the reader through the complexities of the history pharmacology legality and potential of these miraculous molecules. Andy Roberts This new edition of Sessas The Psychedelic Renaissance will encourage researchers to work in this field to the benefit of our understanding of how the brain works and to develop new approaches to psychiatric disorders. David Nutt Dr. Ben Sessa prescribes a way forward; mainstreaming psychedelics for a world in deep need of spirituality and inspiration. The Psychedelic Renaissance is a book that deserves to be widely read. Rick Doblin Ben Sessas energetic review of the research and cultural use of psychedelics provides a unique perspective. The way forward is clear: we urgently need more scientific research and a rational reform of drug policies. Amanda Feilding The Psychedelic Renaissance will inevitably and rightly be seen as an important marker of their assimilation into the cultural mainstream. I highly recommend it. Ralph Metzner Dr. Sessa skilfully chronicles important developments perhaps a turning point in psychiatry and in the understanding of psychedelics in the wider culture. This new updated edition of The Psychedelic Renaissance is informative entertaining and timely. Michael Mithoefer