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Drug themes in science fiction by Robert Silverberg is a research booklet—part critical overview, part annotated bibliography—written in the mid-1970s. A scientific publication aimed at scholars and interested readers, it surveys how science fiction treats mind-altering substances. The likely topic is the depiction, classification, and cultural meaning of drug use in science fiction, and how those portrayals reflect broader social attitudes.
The book opens with a preface linking the rise of modern drug use to the growing popularity of science fiction, then offers an overview that defines the genre and explains why it is well suited to exploring altered states. The author classifies drug motifs into clear categories—euphorics, mind-expanders, panaceas, mind-controllers, intelligence and sensation enhancers, reality-testers, mind-injurers, and communicative agents—then contrasts two dominant stances: cautionary (drugs as decadence or tools of control) versus visionary (drugs as routes t
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