On Drugs: Psychedelics, Philosophy, and the Nature of Reality

“Like the best psychedelic experiences, On Drugs estranges the familiar, familiarizes the strange, and returns us to reality (whatever that is) with a broadened sense of the possible. Justin Smith-Ruiu is simply one of the most interesting thinkers alive, and he has found an ideal subject for his peculiar brand of brilliance.” —Christopher Beha, author of The Index of Self-Destructive Acts

In the late, post-lockdown days of the pandemic, grappling with personal loss and existential uncertain...