Amphetamine-fuelled manic fornication. The case of Dean Cassady
Amphetamine-fuelled manic fornication. The case of Dean Cassady

Summary/Abstract: We first provide a brief literature survey of amphetamine consumption in connection with sexual practices, and then focus on the special case of Dean Cassady who, while dying in his early forties, did not have the time to get into amphetamine psychosis, but had time enough to experience some fully-fledged mania. We will be exploring, rather more specifically, his increase in goal-directed activity (B6) coming complete with his risk-taking behaviour (B7), the emblematic beat character thus rising to mythological dimensions in what concerns his speed-fuelled fornication.

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