{"product_id":"breaking-convention-ben-sessa-9781907222559","title":"Breaking Convention: Psychedelic Pharmacology for the 21st Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eInterdisciplinary essays on psychedelic consciousness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting an interdisciplinary selection of twenty-five essays first delivered at Breaking Convention 2015, the third conference on psychedelic consciousness, culture, and clinical research, held at the University of Greenwich, London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBreaking Convention is the largest symposium of its kind, featuring more than 120 academic presentations biennially. Widely regarded as one of the foremost global platforms for serious research into psychedelic pharmacology, the conference has been instrumental in altering popular attitudes towards policy reform, with research focusing on the potential benefits that psychedelic therapies might hold in the treatment of depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and in harm reduction among habitual substance abusers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychedelic Pharmacology for the 21st\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCentury\u003c\/i\u003e spans the sciences and humanities, from philosophy and neuroscience through chemical models of action to clinical use. This latest volume includes cross-cultural approaches exploring the global drug economy, clinical MDMA trials, histories of psychedelic literature, the enigma of the pineal gland, acid mediumship and psychedelic landscaping.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAllan Badiner, Rick Doblin, Amanda Feilding, Ido Hartogsohn, Jennifer Lyke, Dale Pendell, Iker Puente\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ben Sessa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1907222553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781907222559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strange Attractor Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 346\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.80w x 1.10d","brand":"Ben Sessa","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448016810239,"sku":"9781907222559","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_39d1bcbb-b3c9-41ed-93cb-5e346c7910bc.jpg?v=1777236335","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-convention-ben-sessa-9781907222559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}