Best-selling author Andrew Weil, M.D., and Ethan Nadelmann were online for an audio web chat on the revised and updated editions of From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs and The Natural Mind.

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Before Dr. Weil became known to tens of millions for his pioneering work and writing on integrative medicine, he was already highly regarded for his insightful writing about drugs.  His first book, The Natural Mind, is one of the greatest books ever written about psychoactive drug use.  It played an important role in shaping many people's thinking on the subject, and is widely regarded as a classic in the field.  As for Chocolate to Morphine, which Andy co-authored with Winifred Rosen, there is simply no better drug education book -- both for young people and adults.

Dr. Weil will be online to address your questions on a range of topics. Please email questions@drugpolicy.org before April 28 to submit questions, and don't forget to bookmark this page and return on the chat date! (You will need RealPlayer installed to listen to the chat.)

About Andrew Weil:

Recognized as one of the world's most influential people by Time magazine, Andrew Weil, M.D., is a world-renowned leader and pioneer in the field of integrative medicine. He is also a clinical professor of medicine and the founder and director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona in Tucson. He is an expert in the traditional use of mind altering substances and the different effects of various legal and illegal drugs.

Dr. Weil is a best-selling author whose books include Spontaneous Healing; 8 Weeks to Optimum Health; Eating Well for Optimum Health; The Healthy Kitchen; The Natural Mind; The Marriage of the Sun and Moon; Health and Healing; Natural Health, Natural Medicine; and From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs. His new book, Healthy Aging: Your Lifelong Guide to Physical and Spiritual Well-Being, will be available in October 2005. Andrew Weil, M.D., also authors the popular Self Healing newsletter, a monthly column for Prevention magazine, and is the editorial director of DrWeil.com, the leading online resource for healthy living based on an integrative medicine philosophy.

About Ethan Nadelmann:

Ethan Nadelmann is the founder and executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance, the leading organization in the United States promoting alternatives to the "war on drugs."