Ep. 24 The Ivy League Professor Who Does Hard Drugs and Wants Them Legalized

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Dr. Carl Hart is a neuroscientist at Columbia University who researches drugs and their effects on the human brain. After decades of research, Hart concluded that drugs aren't nearly as dangerous as we're taught to believe.

Since then, he's published best-selling books like "High Price" and "Drug Use for Grown Ups" that share his findings on drug and also his personal history of drug use, including his current use of h*roin. In this episode, he shares his views about overcounted drug deaths, morphine vs. heroin, adderall vs. meth, the opioid crisis myth, Prohibition, the crack cocaine epidemic that never was, and so much more.

As is tradition on We The 66, we like to hear a range of viewpoints. After our conversation with Ben Westhoff, the author of "Fentanyl Inc.," we thought it would be valuable to hear an alternative viewpoint.

0:00 - Preview

0:01:35 - Carl Hart intro

0:03:15 - CARL HART INTERVIEW

0:04:10 - Carl Hart's story

0:10:00 - Opioid crisis a myth?

0:22:55 - Truth about addiction

0:26:56 - American to do drugs?

0:37:25 - Myth of Anthony Bourdain

0:40:10 - Politicization of drugs

0:48:25 - Who shouldn't take drugs?

0:56:20 - Drug trials with illegal drugs

1:02:36 - Carl on Kamala Harris

1:08:21 - BACKEND SEGMENTS

1:10:30 - Watch Read Listen

1:16:48 - Frost trivia

1:22:00 - Farewell

Max F's "Watch Read Listen" recommendation: https://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Tragedy-1945-1975-Max-Hastings/dp/0062405667

Max T's "Watch Read Listen" recommendation: https://www.city-journal.org/article/the-march-of-dimes-syndrome

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