The science of Microdosing Psychedelics

It is claimed that microdosing psychedelic substances such as LSD have the ability to enhance creativity, boost mood and even combat depression. In The Science of Microdosing Psychedelics, Torsten Passion MD, author of The Pharmacology of LSD (2010), delves into the early scientific literature on microdosing in search of evidence. He reveals a rich and largely ignored history of research involving microdosing, minidosing and low-dosing LSD, and other psychedelics.

This carefully researched and scientifically presented book, in which microdosing is hailed in the media as a potential miracle drug, provides an objective and clear perspective. Key areas such as tolerance, toxicity and placebo are covered. It also contains information on LSD, translated from German for the first time. A book that no critical researcher or psychedelic enthusiast should be without in his bookcase. The Science of Microdosing Psychedelics is a wealth of information and insight into microdosing and minidosing.

"At last, a book on microdose research that I can recommend without reservation. Torsten Passion has written the definitive overview of the effects of microdosing and minidosing (slightly more) LSD, including dozens of reports of early research, most of which have never been mentioned before."

- Microdosing researcher Dr. James Fadiman

About the Author Torsten Passie, MD

Between 1997-2010, Torsten was a scientist, psychiatrist and psychotherapist at Hannover Medical School, where he directed the Laboratory for Consciousness and Neurocognition. His research focused on the psychophysiology of altered states of consciousness, including clinical studies with breathwork, cannabis, MDMA, nitrous oxide, ketamine and psilocybin. From 2012 to 2015, he was also a visiting professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School (Boston, USA).