Lucas Richert Ph.D.

About

Lucas Richert, Ph.D., is George Urdang Chair in the History of Pharmacy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He's also the Historical Director at the American Institute of the History of Pharmacy. He has studied and worked at universities in Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, and Saskatoon.

Lucas has published several books including Break On Through: Radical Psychiatry and the American Counterculture, Strange Trips: Science, Culture, and the Regulation of Drugs, and Conservatism, Consumer Choice, and the FDA: A Prescription for Scandal. His books and other writings focus on various topics related to pharmaceuticals, illegal substances, and mental medicine. He's also the editor of The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs and History of Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals.

Books by Lucas Richert Ph.D.

Recent Posts

The Basics of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy Retreats

What do you know about psychedelic therapy and retreats? There's a lot to understand.

The Complicated Patenting of Our Psychedelic Future

A major challenge for psychedelic science and medicine is the ownership of patents for treatments. Better information could contribute to a clearer future.

Assumptions About Cannabis and Mental Illness in the Afro-Caribbean Community

Was the disproportionate diagnosis of "cannabis psychosis" among Britain’s Afro-Caribbean communities an example of the “everyday logic of racism"?

What Role Do Pharmacies Play in Addiction?

What lessons can we learn about psychoactivity and addiction? What does the long history of pharmacies tell us about this relationship?

What Is the Future of Psychedelic Treatments?

Hopes and concerns from the front lines of psychedelic research.

Depression: Past and Present

What is the history of depression? Author and historian Jonathan Sadowsky shares ideas from his new book, "The Empire of Depression."

Rethinking Bad Trips

How do researchers in the Psychedelic Renaissance account for the negative experiences? Historical perspectives can add perspective.

Universal Basic Income and Mental Health

How should we address poverty and mental illness? Universal Basic Income could be one solution.

Psychedelic Women and Science: A History of Exclusion

Why have women not featured in the stories about psychedelic research and science? And what does the future hold?

Racism and Radical Psychiatry

Racial justice was built into radical psychiatry from the beginning. This history may hold lessons for the present.