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Author: Pumilia, Joseph F.
Title: As dreams are made on
Journal: Fantastic Science Fiction, Vol. 22, No. 3, 18-29
Publisher: Ultimate Publishing Co., New York
Date: 1973
Format: Short story
Descriptor: Drugs as mind-expanders
Annotation:Teenage boy obtains a supply of metamorphium, a drug that induces fantasy-gratification dreams. Not only are his dreams richly satisfying, but he discovers that his girlfriend, whom he sees in the dreams, is aware of the visions as if the drug has induced some telepathic link between them. He has a vision of a time when everyone is linked through shared metamorphium dreams—"one big dream, one big mind asleep and dreaming all the time," even though individual dreamers will wake from the big dream.




Author: Rotsler, William
Title: Gods of Zar
Journal: Amazing Stories, Vol. 47, No. 3, 20-40
Publisher: Ultimate Publishing Co., New York
Date: 1973
Format: Short story
Descriptor: Drugs as euphorics
Annotation:An Earthman stranded on an alien planet becomes god of the local native race. When his people are attacked by a hostile tribe he defeats the enemy soldiers by dosing them with tazeel, a euphoric drug of the planet that destroys their discipline and converts them instantly from Spartan ferocity to self-indulgence.






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