Drugs - Without the Hot Air: Minimising the Harms of Legal and Illegal Drugs: 3

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Bei der Bewertung von Drogen sollte es nicht um um gut und böse gehen, sondern um Fakten. Leider zeigen diese auf, daß der ausgefochtene "war on drugs", der eigentlich die Bevölkerung schützen und Drogenbossen die Macht entziehen soll, genau das Gegenteil davon tut. Klug und mit genügend Quellenangaben zeigt der Autor Punkt für Punkt auf, warum dieser Krieg so nicht funktionieren kann. Drugs without the hot air is a highly readable and informative survey of the current state of play on recreational drug use and abuse by one of our leading clinical psychopharmacologists. David Nutt confronts the many controversial issues concerning both legal and illegal drug use, including its political regulation, with a combination of common sense, evidence-based argument and passion. * Trevor Robbins, Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Cambridge * Der britische Autor David Nutt betrachtet die verschiedenen gebräuchlichen Drogen aus wissenschaftlicher Sicht, dabei bleiben moralische Aspekte außen vor. Damit kann er viele Vorurteile wiederlegen und die Gefahren, aber auch die Nutzen von Drogen klar und deutlich darstellen. The informative parts of the book (such as information on various drugs) are very good. I cannot comment on the historical aspects, but the scientific stuff is interesting, seemingly accurate, and pitched at the correct level for a lay reader. All in all, this is an excellent source of information.

Außerdem ist interessant, dass selbst viele süchtig machende Drogen im therapeutischen Umfeld nicht unbedingt süchtig machen müssen. Viele haben eine bessere Wirkung und sind in diesem Zusammenhang(!) harmloser als so manches legal erhältliche Medikament auf dem Markt. Außerdem gibt es noch viel ungenutztes Potential, was dringend erforscht werden müsste. Leider gibt es dieses Buch nicht auf deutsch, was ich sehr bedauere. Es sollte Pflichtlektüre für jeden sein, der mit Drogenpolitik, Gesetzen dazu und Umsetzung zu tun hat. Aber auch für jeden interessierten Bürger ist es nützlich, da es mit Mythen und Halbwahrheiten aufräumt. The dangers of illegal drugs are well known and rarely disputed, but how harmful are alcohol and tobacco by comparison? In diesem Buch beschreibt er in auch für Laien verständlicher Sprache (gute Englischkenntnisse allerdings Pflicht) die Risiken und Nebenwirkungen der häufigsten Drogen. Er erklärt ausführlich, wieso die Gefahren von Alkohol unterschätzt werden, und wieso viele andere Drogen (deren Gefahren er durchaus ernst nimmt) von der Politik zu Unrecht dämonisiert werden. Es ist schon bemerkenswert mit wie viel politischer Energie hier in den letzten Jahrzehnten die Bevölkerung für dumm verkauft wurde. Eine unheimliche Allianz aus politischem Establishment und Medien beschützt die Alkohol- und Tabakindustrie (nicht nur in England) und verhindert echte Aufklärung zu den Risiken von Drogen. For me, the real strength of this book is in the sharing of the author's depth of knowledge in the science and political history of the subject, along with his clinical perspective and a passionate desire to reduce the harm caused by all substances including alcohol and tobacco.

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Engaging, informed, contemporary and wise: David Nutt's new edition will inform anyone touched by the myriad psychoactive chemicals we call drugs. That's everyone. * Peter B Jones, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge * I don't think you could ask for a more sensible, clear-eyed, and useful book about drugs, from the ones your doctor prescribes to the ones your bartender serves you to the ones you can go to jail for possessing. Nutt is not just a great and principled campaigner, nor merely a talented and dedicated scientist - he's also a superb communicator. * Cory Doctorow, Boing Boing *

Auch wenn nicht jeder alle Ansichten im Buch teilt bzw. einige der Fakten anzweifeln mag, ist es jedoch eine hervorragende Grundlage, um die Diskussion über Drogen gleich welcher Art neu aufzusetzen und auf vernünftige Art und Weise zu diskutieren. 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 disputed. What are we missing by banning medical research into magic mushrooms, LSD and cannabis? Can they be sources of valuable treatments? How can psychedelics treat depression? Gerne wird z.B. Leuten, die sagen, daß Haschisch weniger gefährlich als Alkohol sei, vorgeworfen, Haschisch zu verharmlosen. Natürlich ist auch diese Droge alles andere als ungefährlich. Jedoch stimmt die Aussage, was jedoch im Klartext heißt, dass die legale Droge Alkohol deutlich gefährlicher ist, als den meisten Menschen bewusst ist! This is a book that is written to explore the science behind rational drug policies and clearly shows that currently manipulation and propaganda are at the core of a multi-billion dollar system called the "war on drugs" that cause excessive harm to those it persecutes and has left the United States with the largest number of non-violent drug offenders in the world.

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This is a book aimed at the general public. Reviewing a book on drugs as an addiction specialist had the prospect of being an unrewarding experience. Simplistic, reductionist arguments presented in a journalistic style leaving you angry and despondent. However, having David Nutt as the author offered the prospect of something different and as the title suggests, ‘without the hot air’. The longest chapter, ‘The war on drugs, and the drugs in war’, offers cogent arguments that the continuing status quo is just not good enough, but Nutt does not stop there. He offers alternatives for the future, and with the prospect of a wide readership, and people informing themselves of the issues, our children (including those in producer nations) will live in a more informed and less hazardous future. Drugs without the hot air covers a wide range of topics, from addiction and whether addictive personalities exist to the role of cannabis in treating epilepsy, an overview on the opioid crisis, and an assessment of how harmful vaping is. This new expanded and revised second edition includes even more details on international policies, particularly in the US. David's research has won international support, reducing drug-related harm by introducing policies that are founded on scientific evidence. But there is still a lot to be done. That said, it needs to be made clear that this is a book that, in many ways, lays out an argument for legaliszation (and even acceptance) of drugs. It does not really discuss dissenting point of view. There is certainly a place for such a book, but readers should also familiarise themselves with the whole debate, not just Professor Nutt's view, if they want to come to an informed decision. This suggests to two possible hypothesis to me. One that our drug policies are not based on any scientific standard of potential damage but on the moral standards of those who for religious or cultural reasons, consider adult recreational substance use to be wrong and immoral in the eyes of their god. Two that our drug policies are manipulated to favor producers and vendors of substances which, while unhealthy and destructive to our citizens, produce enormous profits at the expense of the health of our citizens and our society.

A clear and reasonable perspective on a complicated and controversial area from an expert unafraid of talking sense to power about addictive drugs, legal or illegal. * Ed Bullmore, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge and Author of The Inflamed Mind *The amazing Professor David Nutt has done it again. The must-read second edition has even more drugs and even less hot air! * Prof Val Curran, Director UCL Clinical Psychopharmacology Unit * Drugs with the Hot Air is the perfect book for anyone who wants to understand drugs, their risks and benefits. David avoids all the prejudices and misinformation, common in too many documents in this field. He writes simply. He is a pleasure to read. * Baroness Meacher, House of Lords * Wichtig ist, dass er entgegen anderer Sprecher kein Drogenguru oder gar Befürworter einer kompletten Legalisierung ist. Sein Ziel ist es, Drogen gleichwertig zu behandeln wie andere Medikamente, ihren "illegalen" Status zumindest so weit zu reduzieren, dass man mit diesen Substanzen vernünftige Forschung machen kann, und deren positiven Nutzen für Patienten herausarbeiten kann. Dies ist durch die strenge Klassifizierung im Betäubungsmittelgesetz (das sich zwischen UK und Deutschland nur gering unterscheidet) derzeit nicht möglich. Kleiner Treppenwitz am Rande: In England ist z.B. Heroin unter dem Namen Diamorphin ein zugelassenes Medikament. Die Forschung damit ist damit leichter möglich als Forschung zu Cannabis, LSD oder Ecstasy, die als nicht verkehrsfähig eingestuft sind. (In Deutschland sind alle diese Substanzen nicht verkehrsfähig). There's a lifetime's worth of knowledge and research to dig into here but thanks to Nutt's direct, no nonsense writing style the book also serves as a masterclass in science communication. -- BBC Science Focus magazine I was not disappointed with this book in the slightest. I dived into it not knowing an awful lot about drugs but kept an open mind. Each and every chapter kept me engaged and made me challenge my preconceived notions about the harms and benefits of all of the drugs mentioned. It totally changed my perspective.



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