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A science fiction novel set in a near-future California, where an undercover narcotics agent assigned to spy on a group of drug users gradually loses his own identity to the dissociative substance Substance D. The story draws on the author's personal experience with drug culture.
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Ranked #423 of 1942 · 278 pages · Published 1977
Mentioned 2× on The Joe Rogan Experience across 2 episodes, most recently on Sep 26, 2025.
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Mentioned by Rick Strassman · 02:45:49 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · 02:12:44 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate) · Source: Transcript (podscripts.co)
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Book data: ISBN 9781857988475. Page count from Open Library (median of editions). Cover via Open Library Covers.