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Drug Use for Grown-Ups
by Carl L. Hart • 2021
Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.
4.01
5k+
Drug Use for Grown-Ups Summary
Drug Use for Grown-Ups 89%
Why a neuroscientist uses heroin, and why he says we're wrong about drugs.
by Carl L. Hart 2021
4.01
5k+ ratings
The Cannabis Manifesto
by Steve DeAngelo • 2015
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
4.10
367
The Cannabis Manifesto Summary
The Cannabis Manifesto 88%
A racist ban turned a wellness plant into a dangerous drug. The evidence for undoing it.
by Steve DeAngelo 2015
4.10
367 ratings
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs
by Joanna Moncrieff • 2009
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
4.36
107
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs Summary
A Straight Talking Introduction to Psychiatric Drugs 88%
Psychiatric drugs don't fix chemical imbalances. They induce intoxication. Here is how to walk away.
by Joanna Moncrieff 2009
4.36
107 ratings
Tell Your Children
by Alex Berenson • 2019
The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.
4.01
1k+
Tell Your Children Summary
Tell Your Children 88%
The link between high-THC cannabis and psychosis is stronger than you've been told.
by Alex Berenson 2019
4.01
1k+ ratings
Psychedelic Medicine
by Richard Louis Miller • 2017
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
4.01
312
Psychedelic Medicine Summary
Psychedelic Medicine 88%
Four illegal molecules can rewire the traumatized brain. The evidence was buried.
by Richard Louis Miller 2017
4.01
312 ratings
This Is Your Mind on Plants
by Michael Pollan • 2021
Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.
3.87
34k+
This Is Your Mind on Plants Summary
This Is Your Mind on Plants 87%
Coffee, opium, and peyote: why culture, not chemistry, decides which plants are drugs.
by Michael Pollan 2021
3.87
34k+ ratings
Pharmacology for Medical Graduates
by Tara V. Shanbhag • 2015
Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.
3.85
192
Pharmacology for Medical Graduates Summary
Pharmacology for Medical Graduates 87%
Pharmacology organized by body system: mechanisms, side effects, and clinical logic made exam-ready.
by Tara V. Shanbhag 2015
3.85
192 ratings
Magic Medicine
by Cody Johnson • 2018
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
4.13
156
Magic Medicine Summary
Magic Medicine 87%
How the world's most feared drugs became the most promising medicines for trauma and depression.
by Cody Johnson 2018
4.13
156 ratings
Ten Drugs
by Thomas Hager • 2019
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
4.18
5k+
Ten Drugs Summary
Ten Drugs 87%
Ten drugs that each reshaped medicine, and revealed the price of every cure.
by Thomas Hager 2019
4.18
5k+ ratings
Seeing through the Smoke
by Peter Grinspoon • 2023
Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.
4.03
87
Seeing through the Smoke Summary
Seeing through the Smoke 87%
Your body's ancient cannabis system changes everything about the drug war and medicine.
by Peter Grinspoon 2023
4.03
87 ratings
Chasing the Scream
by Johann Hari • 2015
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
4.50
22k+
Chasing the Scream Summary
Chasing the Scream 87%
Addiction is not a chemical crime, it's a social wound. A century of prohibition has deepened it.
by Johann Hari 2015
4.50
22k+ ratings
Drug Dealer, MD
by Anna Lembke • 2016
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
4.00
1k+
Drug Dealer, MD Summary
Drug Dealer, MD 87%
How doctors created the opioid crisis: not cartels, not street dealers, the prescription pad.
by Anna Lembke 2016
4.00
1k+ ratings
Psychedelics
by David J. Nutt • 2023
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
4.36
637
Psychedelics Summary
Psychedelics 87%
Psychedelics quiet the brain's default patterns; a single dose can lift depression for months.
by David J. Nutt 2023
4.36
637 ratings
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA • 2016
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
3.55
144
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants Summary
The Pill That Steals Lives - One Woman's Terrifying Journey to Discover the Truth About Antidepressants 87%
One pill for stress, then psychosis: she slashed her arm, believing her children were dead.
by BLACKFORD NEWMAN KATINKA 2016
3.55
144 ratings
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion
by Michelle Janikian • 2019
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
4.33
525
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion Summary
Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion 87%
Psilocybin trips can heal or haunt. The difference: preparation, a sober sitter, and the work after.
by Michelle Janikian 2019
4.33
525 ratings
Antidepressed
by Beverley Thomson • 2021
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
4.40
48
Antidepressed Summary
Antidepressed 87%
Antidepressants can create the brain state they're supposed to cure, and quitting is even harder.
by Beverley Thomson 2021
4.40
48 ratings
Ending Medical Reversal
by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
4.36
407
Ending Medical Reversal Summary
Ending Medical Reversal 87%
Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.
by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015
4.36
407 ratings
CBD
by Leonard Leinow • 2017
The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.
4.15
203
CBD Summary
CBD 87%
The medicine your body already makes: how CBD amplifies it for pain, anxiety, and more.
by Leonard Leinow 2017
4.15
203 ratings
Sickening
by John Abramson • 2022
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
4.21
1k+
Sickening Summary
Sickening 87%
$4,500 extra per American each year for worse health. Drug companies control what doctors believe.
by John Abramson 2022
4.21
1k+ ratings
Sober Curious
by Ruby Warrington • 2018
A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.
3.59
5k+
Sober Curious Summary
Sober Curious 87%
A guide to better sleep, sharper focus, and natural highs, without swearing off the party.
by Ruby Warrington 2018
3.59
5k+ ratings
Cannabis Pharmacy
by Michael Backes • 2013
Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.
4.27
493
Cannabis Pharmacy Summary
Cannabis Pharmacy 87%
Your body runs on cannabinoids. A guide to using cannabis for pain, nausea, and neuroprotection.
by Michael Backes 2013
4.27
493 ratings
The Primal Prescription
by Doug McGuff • 2015
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
4.24
131
The Primal Prescription Summary
The Primal Prescription 87%
Government, not the free market, broke US health care. The way out is deregulation and dinner.
by Doug McGuff 2015
4.24
131 ratings
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance
by James Fadiman • 2025
One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.
4.23
181
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance Summary
Microdosing for Health, Healing, and Enhanced Performance 87%
One-tenth of a psychedelic trip, taken on schedule, to ease depression, pain, and brain fog.
by James Fadiman 2025
4.23
181 ratings
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo
by Ian Harris • 2016
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
4.16
196
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo Summary
Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 87%
Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.
by Ian Harris 2016
4.16
196 ratings
Cannabis Is Medicine
by Bonni Goldstein MD • 2020
Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.
4.44
135
Cannabis Is Medicine Summary
Cannabis Is Medicine 87%
Cannabis activates your body's master regulator. A physician shows what it treats and how.
by Bonni Goldstein MD 2020
4.44
135 ratings
Drink?
by David J. Nutt • 2020
Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.
4.04
3k+
Drink? Summary
Drink? 87%
Seven drinks cost you 30 minutes. A neuroscientist explains the damage and why no level is safe.
by David J. Nutt 2020
4.04
3k+ ratings
Too High to Fail
by Doug Fine • 2012
The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.
3.75
259
Too High to Fail Summary
Too High to Fail 87%
The trillion-dollar drug war failed. One California county's cannabis economy shows why.
by Doug Fine 2012
3.75
259 ratings
Forbidden Knowledge
by Terence H. Young • 2023
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
Forbidden Knowledge Summary
Forbidden Knowledge 87%
What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.
by Terence H. Young 2023
The Urge
by Carl Erik Fisher • 2022
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
4.03
2k+
The Urge Summary
The Urge 87%
Addiction is an ancient divided self, stoked by industry and racial policy into a modern crisis.
by Carl Erik Fisher 2022
4.03
2k+ ratings
Shroom
by Andy Letcher • 2007
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
3.87
375
Shroom Summary
Shroom 87%
From ancient sacrament to clinical breakthrough: how a mind-altering fungus is reshaping psychiatry.
by Andy Letcher 2007
3.87
375 ratings
Caffeinated
by Murray Carpenter • 2014
Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.
3.59
1k+
Caffeinated Summary
Caffeinated 87%
Your morning routine includes a drug. The biology, history, and billions behind caffeine.
by Murray Carpenter 2014
3.59
1k+ ratings
Smoke Signals
by Martin A. Lee • 2012
Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.
4.29
537
Smoke Signals Summary
Smoke Signals 87%
Cannabis was banned by politics, not science. Then the body revealed its own cannabinoid system.
by Martin A. Lee 2012
4.29
537 ratings
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
by Jack Herer • 1992
Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.
4.46
914
The Emperor Wears No Clothes Summary
The Emperor Wears No Clothes 86%
Cannabis was outlawed not for public safety, but to protect timber, oil, and newspaper empires.
by Jack Herer 1992
4.46
914 ratings
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis
by Nikki Furrer • 2018
Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.
4.07
1k+
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis Summary
A Woman's Guide to Cannabis 86%
Beyond the high: how cannabis eases pain, improves sleep, and fits into a woman's wellness routine.
by Nikki Furrer 2018
4.07
1k+ ratings
Memorizing Pharmacology
by Tony Guerra • 2016
Two hundred drugs, seven body systems: the mnemonic framework that makes pharmacology stick.
4.13
123
Memorizing Pharmacology Summary
Memorizing Pharmacology 86%
Two hundred drugs, seven body systems: the mnemonic framework that makes pharmacology stick.
by Tony Guerra 2016
4.13
123 ratings
The Sober Girl Society Handbook
by Millie Gooch • 2021
Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.
4.14
2k+
The Sober Girl Society Handbook Summary
The Sober Girl Society Handbook 86%
Sobriety as a gain, not a loss: practical strategies for parties, dating, and life without alcohol.
by Millie Gooch 2021
4.14
2k+ ratings
Attention
by Casey Schwartz • 2020
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
3.12
394
Attention Summary
Attention 86%
Adderall promised perfect focus. Her addiction revealed an economy that profits from destroying it.
by Casey Schwartz 2020
3.12
394 ratings
Vax Facts
by Paul Thomas • 2024
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
4.62
286
Vax Facts Summary
Vax Facts 86%
A doctor studied 3,300 children; the unvaccinated were far healthier. Journal retracted the data.
by Paul Thomas 2024
4.62
286 ratings
Anatomy of an Epidemic
by Robert Whitaker • 2010
Mental disability rates spiked after psychiatric drugs became standard. The cure may be the cause.
4.15
5k+
Anatomy of an Epidemic Summary
Anatomy of an Epidemic 86%
Mental disability rates spiked after psychiatric drugs became standard. The cure may be the cause.
by Robert Whitaker 2010
4.15
5k+ ratings
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts
by Gabor Maté • 2007
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
4.48
24k+
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts Summary
In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts 86%
Addiction begins in childhood trauma, not moral failing. Healing needs compassion, not punishment.
by Gabor Maté 2007
4.48
24k+ ratings
Healing the Addicted Brain
by Harold C. Urschel III • 2009
Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.
3.88
307
Healing the Addicted Brain Summary
Healing the Addicted Brain 86%
Addiction is a treatable brain disease. The medications, therapies, and strategies that prove it.
by Harold C. Urschel III 2009
3.88
307 ratings
Beyond Coffee
by James Beshara • 2019
His heart couldn't take more coffee. He rated the alternatives for safety and lasting benefit.
3.30
225
Beyond Coffee Summary
Beyond Coffee 86%
His heart couldn't take more coffee. He rated the alternatives for safety and lasting benefit.
by James Beshara 2019
3.30
225 ratings
Why We Drink Too Much
by Charles Knowles • 2026
Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.
3.67
418
Why We Drink Too Much Summary
Why We Drink Too Much 86%
Alcohol rewires the brain to prioritize itself. Reversing that takes more than willpower.
by Charles Knowles 2026
3.67
418 ratings
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking
by Allen Carr • 2005
Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.
4.13
2k+
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking Summary
The Easy Way to Stop Drinking 86%
Remove the desire to drink, and quitting becomes not a sacrifice but a celebration.
by Allen Carr 2005
4.13
2k+ ratings
San Fransicko
by Michael Shellenberger • 2021
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
4.01
4k+
San Fransicko Summary
San Fransicko 86%
Progressive compassion for the homeless and addicted is making both groups larger and sicker.
by Michael Shellenberger 2021
4.01
4k+ ratings
No More Tears
by Gardiner Harris • 2025
Cancer in the baby powder. Addiction from the pills. Both trace back to the same trusted brand.
4.17
22k+
No More Tears Summary
No More Tears 86%
Cancer in the baby powder. Addiction from the pills. Both trace back to the same trusted brand.
by Gardiner Harris 2025
4.17
22k+ ratings
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide
by James Fadiman • 2011
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
4.17
3k+
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide Summary
The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide 86%
Your mind is about to open. The safety arrangements that ensure the experience heals, not harms.
by James Fadiman 2011
4.17
3k+ ratings
Pharma
by Gerald Posner • 2020
From morphine-laced patent cures to OxyContin, a century of the drug industry chasing profit.
4.19
816
Pharma Summary
Pharma 86%
From morphine-laced patent cures to OxyContin, a century of the drug industry chasing profit.
by Gerald Posner 2020
4.19
816 ratings
Empire of Pain
by Patrick Radden Keefe • 2021
How one family created the opioid crisis, then hid behind the world's great museums.
4.54
140k+
Empire of Pain Summary
Empire of Pain 86%
How one family created the opioid crisis, then hid behind the world's great museums.
by Patrick Radden Keefe 2021
4.54
140k+ ratings
Advanced Lucid Dreaming
by Thomas Yuschak • 2006
Most dream guides skip the chemistry. These supplement stacks trigger lucidity on demand, reliably.
4.12
153
Advanced Lucid Dreaming Summary
Advanced Lucid Dreaming 86%
Most dream guides skip the chemistry. These supplement stacks trigger lucidity on demand, reliably.
by Thomas Yuschak 2006
4.12
153 ratings
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