Imagine living in a world without parents, a place full of faceless human clones. This is the society portrayed in Aldous Huxley's 1932 novel, "Brave New World". Huxley describes a futuristic "Utopia" that has an alarming effect of dehumanization. In this world, each person is raised in a test tube rather than a mother's womb, and World Controllers control every stage of their development, from embryo to maturity. Each new human is placed into a certain class, and the embryos are manipulated chemically to stimulate or to retard their physical and mental growth. By repeating phrases over and over while the children sleep, the Controllers can condition each person to accept his role in the world around him and to behave in what the society deems to be a "safe" manner. This creates a world full of human clones, completely devoid of personality. Every person is conditioned to love three things: Henry Ford, a wonder drug called "Soma" and sex. In order for his perfect world to constantly remain stable, Huxley introduced the use of drugs and alcohol to his society. This report will endeavor to identify Huxley's vision of drugs and alcohol through his "utopia" in 1931, and the direction of change this dimension of society has taken towards today.
             In the Brave New World society, every individual's happiness derives from consuming mass-produced goods, sports such as "obstacle golf", promiscuous sex, "the feelies" and a pleasure drug called "Soma". Soma is a drug that calms people and gets them high at the same time, but without hangovers or nasty side effects. The citizens of Brave New World are completely dependant on soma because it ensures that no one ever feels pain or remains unhappy.
             "You do look glum! What you need is a gramme of soma."
             It is used as an after dinner mint with coffee, or a supplement for romance before sex. The ...