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The Drug Book

A poetic field guide exploring psychoactive substances through personal narrative, cultural context, and the altered states they produce.

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What This Book Covers

  1. Chapter One - The Therapist in Pajamas
  2. Chapter Two - The Forest Oracle
  3. Chapter Three - The Cactus That Speaks in Riddles
  4. Chapter Four - The Jungle’s Night Nurse
  5. Chapter Five - The Grandfather Who Forgot He Was Sacred
  6. Chapter Six - Beautiful, Deadly, Velvet
  7. Chapter Seven - The God of Productivity, Cursed
  8. Chapter Eight - The Molecule That Opens the Wallpaper
  9. Chapter Nine - Empathy in Pill Form
  10. Chapter Ten - The Warm Blanket That Steals Your Soul
  11. Chapter Eleven - Float Tank With a Knife
  12. Chapter Twelve - The Demonic Battery Pack
  13. Chapter Thirteen - The Brief Meeting with God
  14. Chapter Fourteen - The Dimensional Prankster
  15. Chapter Fifteen - The Axe-Wielding Astronaut
  16. Chapter Sixteen - The Quiet Concierge
  17. Chapter Seventeen - The Laughing Door
  18. Chapter Eighteen - The World’s Favorite Cult

Excerpt

CHAPTER ONE The Therapist in Pajamas CANNABIS LET’S NOT overthink it. You already know the one we’re talking about. That soft-talking, giggle-echoing, snack-summoning green friend that’s been passed around porches, dorm rooms, parking lots, festivals, and living rooms for centuries. Cannabis. Weed. Marijuana. Mary Jane. Whatever name you use, the role is always the same. The chill one. The therapist in pajamas. Cannabis doesn’t kick down the door like some other substances. She taps gently. Like, “Hey... you okay in there?” She doesn’t demand. She suggests. She doesn’t scream. She murmurs. And if you listen closely? She shows you parts of yourself you didn’t know needed air. Sometimes it’s...

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