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. —————————————————————————————— Author: Scortia, Thomas N. Title: The weariest river In: _Future City_, (Edited by Roger Elwood) Publisher: Trident Press, New York Pages: 108–148 Date: 1973 Format: Short story Descriptor: Drugs as euphorics Annotation: The scene is about 350 years from now. An immortality treatment has been perfected and the world has become a savagely overcrowded, polluted urban sprawl in which people live forever. Drugs are the main refuge from boredom among the immortals. The protagonist is the inventor of the immortality serum, whose life is spent in an endless search for illegal drugs to palliate his guilt and spiritual malaise. —————————————————————————————— Author: Spinrad, Norman Title: The weed of time Journal: _Vertex_, Vol. 1, No. 3 Publisher: Mankind Publishing Co., Los Angeles Pages: 58, 92–93 Date: 1973 Format: Short story Descriptor: Drugs as mind-expanders Annotation: An exploratory mission to the fifth planet of the star Tau Ceti in 2048 discovers a plant that is given the name of _Tempis ceti_, seeds and leaves of which have a psychedelic property: they destroy the linear perception of time and enable the subject to view all moments along his lifespan simultaneously. Seeds of the plant prove to be fertile on Earth and the drug comes into common use. Protagonist is a time-drug user whose simultaneous perception of his 110-year lifespan sends him to a mental hospital. AUTHOR/TITLE INDEX TO ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY _Abyss, The_, 23 _Addicts, The_, 25 Aldiss, Brian W., 35, 40 Anderson, Chester, 35 _As Dreams Are Made On_, 51 _Barefoot in the Head_, 40 Barnes, Arthur K., 18 Bartel, Philip J., 15