“I have to make sure I don't engage in conversations with people who don't abide by the rules of evidence.” - Dr. Carl Hart
DRUG USE FOR GROWN-UPS
I wrote this book to present a more realistic image of the typical drug user: a responsible professional who happens to use drugs in his pursuit of happiness. Also, I wanted to remind the public that no benevolent government should forbid autonomous adults from altering their consciousness, as long as it does not infringe on the rights of others.
After reading this book, I hope you will be less likely to vilify individuals merely because they use drugs. That thinking has led to an incalculable number of deaths and an enormous amount of suffering. I am confident that you will come away with an appreciation for the prodigious potential good derived from drug use and a deeper understanding of why so many responsible grown-ups engage in this behavior.
If the ideas expressed in this book are embraced, we can get on with the business of treating each other better and enjoying more meaningful and fulfilling lives. And isn’t that what we all want?
‘Drug Use For Grown-Ups’ Serves As An Argument For Personal Choice.
If you grew up scared of what illicit drugs could do to you — hearing about all the horrors that could befall you from everyone from Nancy Reagan to your parents — the threat may have felt very real: If
A timely, fact-based, coherent, humane counterargument to America’s spectacularly failed War on Drugs.
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Hart’s scientific training and personal use of drugs has informed his research and opinions, but the book is also shaped by his experience as a Black man.
A Starred Review As more and more states across the country legalize marijuana, and as popular opinion toward the war on drugs sours, Dr. Carl L. Hart’s new book arrives at the perfect time. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups:
Breaking Drug Taboos.
I grew up in the suburban world of D.A.R.E. programs and alarmist anti-drug PSAs, so I approached this book with knee-jerk skepticism. Won’t illicit drugs, save for marijuana, almost always lead to addiction? Aren’t most controlled substances inherently dangerous?
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The “drug-crazed black person” myth continues to be revitalized decade after decade by racists masquerading as public servants.
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"Science should be driving our drug policies, even if it makes us uncomfortable."
-Dr. Carl Hart
8 things everyone should know about drugs and science.
This interview is a good one because the interviewers asked really good questions.
Cannabis and Psychosis: a Critical Overview of the Relationship by Charles Ksir & Carl L. Hart
Get the PDF Cannabis and Psychosis: a Critical Overview of the Relationshipby Charles Ksir & Carl L. Hart Abstract Interest in the relationship between cannabis …
Who knows more about marijuana: Scientists or The Feds?
DEA commissioner Chuck Rosenberg described the very concept of medical marijuana as “a joke.” Dr. Carl Hart Tweet After five years of deliberation, Drug Enforcement Agency …
Why do rural drug problems inspire compassion rather than contempt?
Can you imagine Gov. George Wallace of Alabama, at the height of the so-called crack epidemic, urging Alabamians to have compassion and view crack as a health crisis?
Why drug hysteria is pushed by research scientists.
When interpreting scientific literature, keep in mind Scientists usually look for pathology, disease, or illness, we do not look for beneficial effects so we usually find what we are looking for.