INTOXICATION: THE UNIVERSAL DRIVE FOR MIND-ALTERING SUBSTANCES
Book ID/图书代码： 06568005B03625
English Summary/英文概要： History shows that people have always used intoxicants. In every age, in every part of the world, people have pursued intoxication with plants, alcohol, and other mind-altering substances. In fact, this behaviour has so much force and persistence that it functions much like our drives for food, sleep, and sex. This "fourth drive," says psychopharmacologist Ronald K. Siegel, is a natural part of our biology, creating the irrepressible demand for intoxicating substances. In Intoxication Siegel draws upon his 20 years of groundbreaking research to provide countless examples of the intoxication urge in humans, animals, and even insects. The detailed observations of his so-called psychonauts - study participants trained explicitly to describe their drug experiences - as well as numerous studies with animals have helped him to identify the behaviour patterns induced by different intoxicants. Presenting his conclusions on the biological as well as cultural reasons for the pursuit of intoxication and showing that personality and guidance often define the outcome of a drug experience, Siegel offers a broad understanding of the intoxication phenomenon as well as recommendations for curbing the negative aspects of drug use in Western culture by designing safe intoxicants.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 历史告诉我们人类一直以来都在服用麻醉类药物。人类，不分年龄，不分地域，通过服用植物、酒精，以及其他精神类药物来麻醉自己。事实上，这样的行为如此强烈和持续，它就像我们渴望食物，睡眠和性一样。精神(病)药理学家Ronald KSiegel则声称这第四种欲望是我们生理过程的自然现象，所以渴望麻醉物品的欲望是很难抑制的。
在这部作品中，Siegel借鉴了他二十年研究成果，列举出了从人到动物再到昆虫对麻醉药物的欲望。他细致的观察了所谓的心灵战士----心灵战士就是指那些接受训练后能够清晰地描述自己吃完麻醉药物之后的感觉的参与者，研究了很多动物行为，这些观察研究帮助他识别出服用不同麻醉品之后的各种行为模式。Siegel阐述了人们对麻醉品渴望的生理和文化根源，以及个性和合理的指导往往会左右服用麻醉后的直接作用，他让我们从宽泛的角度理解服用麻醉品现象，也提出了各种建议如何开发出安全的麻醉药品这样既可以减轻服用麻醉品的负面效果，有可以享受这样的过程。
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