{"product_id":"9781398714052-trippy","title":"Trippy","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Peril and Promise of Medicinal Psychedelics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating deep dive into the booming market in medicinal psychedelics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA moving, tender and thoughtful exploration of a complicated subject. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohann Hari, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eStolen Focus\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLost Connections\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA compulsively readable romp through a burgeoning scene that has immense potential for both harm and healing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Harris, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003e10% Happier\u003c\/i\u003e and host of the Ten Percent Happier podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCourageous and revelatory. This journey inside the brain and around the world taught me more than any book I've read in a long time. It's an important book, one that will save people's lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin Moser, Pulitzer Prize winning author of \u003ci\u003eSontag: Her Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen he signed up for a psychedelic retreat deep in the Brazilian rainforest, veteran \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Ernesto Londoño was so depressed that he had come close to attempting suicide just weeks earlier. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo his astonishment, the nine-day ayahuasca experience provided Londoño an instant reprieve from his depression and became the genesis of a personal transformation that anchors this sweeping exploration of the booming field of medicinal psychedelics. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLondoño's deeply researched and brilliantly reported account introduces readers to a dazzling array of psychedelic enthusiasts who are upending our understanding of trauma and healing. From Indigenous elders who regard psychedelics as portals to the spirit world to religious leaders using mind-bending substances as sacraments, as well as war veterans who credit psychedelics with alleviating their PTSD, and clinicians trying to resurrect a promising field of medicine hastily abandoned in when the War on Drugs was announced in the 1970s.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrippy\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive book of psychedelics and mental health today, an in-depth and nuanced look at this booming industry which makes sense of the perils, limitations and promise of turning to psychedelics in the pursuit of healing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41513849225313,"sku":"9781398714052","price":16.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_21286945.jpg?v=1708512184","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781398714052-trippy","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}