Drug Based Religions and Contemporary Drug Taking

• NCJ Number: 110437
• Journal: Journal of Drug Issues Volume: 18 Issue: 2 Dated: (Spring 1988) Pages: 271-284
• Author(s): T Lyttle
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 14 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Issue Overview
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

Contemporary drug taking and giving among the general populace are multi-level phonomena involving highly vicarious origins, needs and/or other supporting social, psychological, or spiritual functions.

Abstract

Within this a specific subgroup has emerged promoting a variety of (drug-based) religions, spiritual doctrines, or ethical systems. Dividing such drug-based organizations into two categories of moral/ethical posture -- the situational and the iconic/deterministic -- a review of each catechism, ethical base, and (when applicable) ritual practice is reviewed and annotated. (Author abstract)