Stop Drug Shaming
The short video on this page is my challenge to drug policy reformers to cease drug shaming & attend meetings where the researchers are. Purpose of the meeting: Why are
The Complexity of Drug Abuse
Question: What conditions promote drug abuse in a culture? Hart: The first and foremost is availability cause when we think about in New York City methamphetamine is not that available
What Are The Hallmarks of Addiction?
In this Big Think Dr. Carl Hart answers two questions: 1. Question: How do you define addiction? 2. Question: How do you identify an addict early on? There are multiple
Drugs in Pop Culture
Transcript Question: How do you see drugs portrayed in the media? Hart: Some people get it right but often times, they get it wrong particularly when we think about drugs
No More Crack/Powder Disparities
85% of those sentenced for crack cocaine offenses are black, despite the fact that the majority of users of the drug are white.
5 Tips for Decreasing Drug-Related Harms
Dr. Hart shares the information he gives his own children.
Flawed Drug Policy Highlights Myths Around Race and Drugs
In a recent piece for The New York Times, psychology professor and drug researcher Carl Hart argues that misconceptions about the impacts of crack cocaine, and drugs more generally, on the black
The Rebbe, Tha Radical & The Rev
High Price is the best autobiography written since the Autobiography of Malcolm X – Jim Vrettos
Confronting the Drug War In ‘High Price’
Dr. Carl Hart wrote High Price because drug myths and drug hysteria has led to the drug war which has resulted in a high price paid by the poor.
Black Smokers Arrested for Marijuana Possession at Far Higher Rate
Black Marijuana Smokers vs White Marijuana Smokers On the Takeaway, we talked about drug arrest rate in black communities vs white communities, who benefits from it, and what we should do
A New Look At Drugs In America
Neuroscientist Carl Hart says don’t blame drugs for society’s problems. And end the war on drugs. We’ll hear his case. Dr. Carl Hart – neuropsychopharmcologist, African-American, professor at Columbia –
One Neuroscientist Rethinks Addiction
The waiting area of the Brooklyn Family Courthouse isn’t where you’d expect to find a Columbia University neuroscientist. But Carl Hart isn’t your average professor. His credentials are sterling: Hart
Poverty, Race and Addiction
A discussion about race and drugs and High Price on Brian Lehrer.