July 10, 2004: Psychedelic Drugs - Daniel Pinchbeck

Art Bell sits down with author Daniel Pinchbeck to explore the history, science, and personal dimensions of psychedelic drugs. Pinchbeck, whose book Breaking Open the Head chronicles his shamanic investigations around the world, argues that the government's war on drugs stems partly from the way psychedelics fundamentally alter a person's relationship to society and authority. The conversation centers on DMT, or dimethyltryptamine, a compound found naturally in the human brain that produces… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/july-10-2004-psychedelic-drugs-daniel-pinchbeck