The Agony & Ecstasy Of Alexander Shulgin

March, 2004

The Agony & Ecstasy of Alexander ShulginBlood, Sweat and Serotonin: The Master Chemist of the Psychedelic Movement and His 40-Year Battle With the GovernmentPrologue: The InvasionOur story of the professor who gave the world ecstasy begins on the morning of June 2,1994, in the hills above Berkeley, California, where Alexander Shulgin and his wife, Ann, were relaxing at home. At three minutes past nine, their tranquility was shattered by the roar of several police cars and a fire engine racing up...