The Nature of Drugs History Pharmacology and Social Impact Volume 2 presents lectures from Alexander Sasha Shulgins popular course on what drugs are how they work how they are processed by the body and how they affect our society.amp160Transcribed from the original lectures recorded at San Francisco State Universityamp160 in 1987 The Nature of Drugs series highlight Shulginsamp8217s 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 Shulginamp8217s 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.amp160Building 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.amp160The Nature of Drugs series presents the story of humanityamp8217s relationship with psychoactive substances from the perspective of a master psychopharmacologist and beloved luminary in the study of chemistry pharmacology and consciousness.