Drug References in Science Fiction
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Drugs were important references in the New Wave science fiction of the 1960s. Writers interested in opening the doors to perception have also invented fictional drugs. This is a partial list:
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Marijuana and Hashish references
- "The Moonrakers," a short story in Poul Anderson's Beyond the Beyond
- Fritz Leiber's A Specter is Haunting Texas, p. 12
LSD references
- "The Soft Weapon," a short story in Larry Niven's Neutron Star
- Norman Spinrad's The Men in the Jungle
Mescaline and Peyote references
- Allen Steele's Clarke County, Space p. 20
Fictional drug references
- Altered Spaceoline in "I'm in Marsport Without Hilda," a short story in Isaac Asimov's 1967 collection Nine Tomorrows
- Betathanatine in Richard K. Morgan's novel Altered Carbon, Pp, 146-147
- Charo in Eric Brown's novel Bengal Station.
- Cordrazine in "The City on the Edge of Forever," Star Trek Original Series Episode 28, Season 1, 4-6-1967 (written by Harlan Ellison)
- Dioden Hystix in Allen Steele's Clarke County, Space p. 51
- Felicium is an addiction "cure" for a "plague" in "Symbiosis," Star Trek: The Next Generation Episode 21, Season 1, 4-18-1988.
- Herogyn in Norman Spinrad's novel The Men in the Jungle p. 20
- Huxleyon in Norman Spinrad's novel The Men in the Jungle p. 20 (an apparent reference to Aldiss Huxley)
- Jhet in Phylis Gotleib's novel Violent Stars
- Merge Nine]] in Richard K. Morgan's novel Altered Carbon, Pp. 131-132
- Midarga in C.J. Cherryh's novel Foreigner, p. 166
- Omnidrene in Norman Spinrad's The Men in the Jungle p. 20
- Shadow - "Shadow," Blake's 7 Episode B2, 1-16-1979
- Slurm "deliciously addictive" soft drink produced on the planet Wormulon - Futurama
- Soma in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, note that Soma is a real drug but differs from the one described by Huxley.
- Spice in Frank Herbert's novel Dune and Dune novel series.
- Stimutacs in "Stimutacs," an episode of Sealab 2021, April 28, 2002.
- Substance D in Philip K. Dick's novel Through a Scanner Darkly, A Scanner Darkly film
- Tetrameth in Richard K. Morgan's novel Altered Carbon
- Ultramorphine in Dan Simmons's novel Hyperion, p. 97
