The Nature of Drugs History Pharmacology and Social Impact Volume 2 presents lectures from Alexander ampampquotSashaampampquot Shulgins popular course on what drugs are how they work how they are processed by the body and how they affect our society.ampampamp160Transcribed from the original lectures recorded at San Francisco State Universityampampamp160 in 1987 The Nature of Drugs series highlight Shulginsampampamp8217s engaging lecture style peppered with illuminating anecdotes and amusing asides. Ostensibly taught as an introductory course on drugs and biochemistry these books serve as both a historical record of Shulginampampamp8217s teaching style and the culmination of his philosophy on drugs psychopharmacology states of consciousness and societal and individual freedoms pertaining to their use both medicinal and exploratory.ampampamp160Building on the introductory lectures in The Nature of Drugs Volume 1 this second volume contains extensive examinations of dozens of compounds featuring lectures 9 through 23 of the course.ampampamp160The Nature of Drugs series presents the story of humanityampampamp8217s relationship with psychoactive substances from the perspective of a master psychopharmacologist and beloved luminary in the study of chemistry pharmacology and consciousness.