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 […]
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Dr. Hart shares the information he gives his own children.
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85% of those sentenced for crack cocaine offenses are black, despite the fact that the majority of users of the drug are white.
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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
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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
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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
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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
