Casarett, David J

"In Stoned, palliative care physician Dr. David Casarett sets out to do anything-- including experimenting on himself-- to find evidence of marijuana's medical potential. He smears mysterious marijuana paste on his legs and samples pot wine. He poses as a patient at a seedy California clinic and takes lessons from an artisanal hash maker. In conversations with researchers, doctors, and patients around the world he learns how marijuana works-- and doesn't-- in the real world"--.

Explores the history of resuscitation and recent advances in science and technology that have allowed individuals to be brought back to life after being in a state of death for extended periods of time.

Argues that dying patients and their families have unique and equally valid ways of spending the final moments before death, and describes various ways in which people spend their last days, offering options for those facing this decision.