by Griffith Edwards of the Addiction Research Unit at the Institute of Psychiatry
Two lectures to be followed by a discussion
1: Which Drug for Which Society!
From coffee to cannabis there are few mind-acting substances which have not been accepted by some societies, proscribed by others. If the history of societies' attitudes to drug use shows neither consistency nor reason, Dr Edwards asks, is there more sign of either in our own current responses?
'The "drug problem" is not just about drugs, or about individuals who take drugs, but about societies.'
(A radio version of the Edwin Stevens Lecture for the Laity given at the Royal Society of Medicine in May 1971)
(Wednesday. 9.45 pm: The Social Package)