Under the Influence: The Disinformation Guide to Drugs

In the latest in the oversize Disinformation Guide series of anthologies, editor Preston Peet assembles an all-star cast to lay to rest the specious misinformation peddled by prohibitionists who depend upon the “War on some drugs & users” for their livelihood & power. Drug users & abusers describe their feelings & fears for freedom, not only for themselves but for all their fellow citizens in the USA & the rest of the world, detailing the Constitution-shredding War on some drugs & users. Despite the antidrug hysteria promoted by prohibitionists, drugs have been an inseparable aspect of life for thousands of years—curing disease, calming stress, easing pain, enhancing intelligence, opening the doors of perception & altering consciousness. So why is the “War on some drugs & users” underway? The answers can be found in Under the Influence. Decades of spending trillions of dollars while waging war on neighbors, friends & families have done nothing to eradicate drug use & abuse, but it has succeeded in overthrowing governments, tearing apart families & communities, & ensured the rise of international criminal cartels. Under the Influence explains how we came to this state of affairs & how to bring about real reform. Bestselling writers, professional researchers, degenerate drug users & just plain folk offer fact-based alternatives to the propaganda of prohibitionist anti-drug warriors. Contributors include Tom Robbins, Paul Krassner, Rick Doblin, Mike Gray, Lonny Shavelson, Daniel Forbes, Steve Wishnia, Cynthia Cotts, Russ Kick, Stanislav Grof, Daniel Pinchbeck, Paul Armentano, Jacob Sullum, Peter Dale Scott & Robert Anton Wilson. Preston Peet is a writer, editor, photographer, musician, actor, DJ, activist & adventurer. A regular contributor to High Times magazine & website, the editor of the controversial website DrugWar.com & a columnist for the New York Waste, he lives in Manhattan with his other half & 10 rescued cats.