The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison?The issue of what a drug is and how we should live with them affects us all: parents, teachers, users – anyone who has taken a painkiller or drunk a glass of wine. Written by renowned psychiatrist, Professor David Nutt, Drugs without the hot air casts a refreshingly honest light on drugs and answers crucial questions that are rarely ever d...

For students old and new, Brain and Mind Made Simple makes sense of the brain, mind and consciousness. The book is packed with examples, patient histories and explanations, exploring for instance the strange case of Phineas Gage who survived brain injury but with a new personality. An expert, scientific and highly accessible guide.

«Una perspectiva clara y razonable sobre un tema complicado y controvertido de la mano de un experto sin miedo a hablar con sensatez sobre las sustancias adictivas, legales o ilegales». Ed Bullmore, Universidad de Cambridge La existencia de las drogas y cómo debemos vivir con ellas nos afecta a todos: padres, profesores, consumidores... cualquiera que haya tomado un analgésico o bebido un vaso de vino. El renombrado neuropsicofarmacólogo David Nutt nos ofrece una mirada audaz y sincera a l...

A direct challenge to politicians and others by a world expert on drugs.

La industria de las bebidas tiene claro que el alcohol es una sustancia tóxica. Si se descubriera hoy, se ilegalizaría como alimento.He escrito este libro para contribuir a que tomes decisiones bien fundamentadas e inteligentes en torno a la bebida. ¿Bebes para reducir tu ansiedad? ¿Cómo válvula para liberar estrés, al acabar la jornada laboral? ¿Para animarte antes de sal...

David Nutt writes like Sam Lipsyte impregnated Sam Lipsyte and a child was born who was breastfed black ink. A daring writer, the kind we need. Blurbs coming from George Saunders, Amy Hempel, Sam Lipsyte, Christine Schutt, Dana Spiotta, Christopher Kennedy.

Spanning a hundred years and three continents, these stories examine ways in which our existence is defined by search and rescue.A man searches for significance in the birth of his child while a woman learns the true consequence of a loss of face. A demon discovers the emptiness of evil, a homeless man clings on to his love of literature, and a mother and her children escape abuse.The tales scatter in every direction while maintaining a sense of inevitability. We may not re...

From a world-renowned authority on alcohol abuse, a book that exposes the side effects drinking imposes on our overall health–and how we can moderate our consumption.From after-work happy hour to a nightly glass of wine, we're used to thinking of alcohol as a normal part of our daily lives. In Drink?, neuropharmacology professor David Nutt takes a fascinating, science-based look at drinking to unpack why we should reconsider our favorite pastime.Nu...

The definitive guide to Cannabis and your health, from world-renowned Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology, David Nutt.Underpinned by his two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, involving up to 20,000 patients, which will create Europe's largest body of evidence on the plant's medicinal qualities - Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the future....

The definitive guide to the science of psychedelics—"the perfect intro for anyone curious about psychedelics and MDMA” (Ethan Nadelmann, founder and former executive director, Drug Policy Alliance)--and how they can impact our health by world-renowned, leading authority Professor David Nutt.We are on the cusp of a major revolution in psychiatric medicine and neuroscience. After fifty years of prohibition, criminalization and fear, science is finally showing us that...

THE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO CANNABIS AND YOUR HEALTHUnderpinned by his two-year research trial in partnership with the Royal College of Psychiatrists, involving up to 20,000 patients, which will create Europe's largest body of evidence on the plant's medicinal qualities - Professor David Nutt and his team of scientists will break the mould on the way we use Cannabis for our health in the future.In David's first ground-breaking book on the subject, he will cover...

From a world-renowned authority on alcohol abuse, a book that exposes the side effects drinking imposes on our overall health–and how we can moderate our consumption.From after-work happy hour to a nightly glass of wine, we're used to thinking of alcohol as a normal part of our daily lives. In Drink?, neuropharmacology professor David Nutt takes a fascinating, science-based look at drinking to unpack why we should reconsider our favorite pastime.Nu...