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Elvin D. Smith

1 paper in the library · 6 citations · publishing 1988

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Evolving Ethics in Psychedelic Drug Taking

Journal of Drug Issues April 1, 1988 Elvin D. Smith 6 citations

Psychedelics are unique from other drugs in that the experiences they make available often demand an ethic of living. Ethics of a spiritual, therapeutic, or exploratory quality develop spontaneously because of the transcendental nature of the experience. Contemporary psychedelic drug taking went through a cycle which peaked in 1972 and declined about 1979. A slow resurgence of interest is...