The Guardian Reviews High Price
Over 40 years ago President Richard Nixon declared war on “public enemy No 1” in the US – drug abuse. Since then, aggressive US anti-drug policies have continued unabated, with over $1 trillion spent
High Price Talk at UPenn
We are proud to host Dr. Carl Hart of Columbia University, author of High Price: A Neuroscientist’s Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society. The
This Is Your Brain on Drug Education
While the goal of decreasing drug abuse is a commendable one, these types of media campaigns have been shown to have no effect on drug use or abuse.
How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy
In 1914, a racist fiction helped sell one of the nation’s first drug laws; 100 years later, it’s still with us.
Is Heroin the Next Drug Epidemic
I enjoyed this important discussion with Fredricka Whitfield on CNN about heroin and addiction. Below are some of the concerns addressed: Is heroin the next drug epidemic in America? Is
How drugs are perceived in America
I was invited on the independents to talk about hypocrisy & drugs in America. Here are a few topics addressed: 1) Why are certain drugs vilified and others not? 2)
Carl Hart: The journey from the streets of Miami to Columbia University
Carl Hart: The journey from the streets of Miami to Columbia University Chris Hayes invited me on MSNBC to talk about my book High Price and my journey from the
What the media gets wrong on drugs
I went on All In With Chris Hayes to talk about drugs and drug hysteria. Below are a few topics we touched on: Why did the NAACP team up with
What Is More Dangerous: Drugs or Ignorance About Drugs?
“I came to this fight about 23 years ago, thinking that we should punish drugs harshly, because I thought drugs were destroying my community. But over the years I have discovered a few things that changed that opinion.”
Dopestories, Carl Hart, Crack and The Wire.
Dr. Hart shares the straight dope on certain drug myths.
Black intellectual does not mean “race expert.”
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The Day I Discovered My son
“They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for
Dude, Weed Won’t Rot Your Brain
Can casual marijuana use damage the brains of young adults? A new study says yes—but its participants suggest otherwise.