Sunday, July 28, 2013

Science Says We Should Decriminalize Drugs

It is an interesting point - drugs may not be more dangerous than booze, even the really bad ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JDfzzit5f4&list=TLGAXkt0ZpcWI
Neuroscientist Carl Hart: Science Says We Should Decriminalize Drugs

"We haven't had an adult conversation about drugs in America," says acclaimed neuroscientist Carl Hart, who's trying to do just that with his new book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society.

Hart, who is an assistant professor of clinical neurobiology at Columbia University, has both a personal and professional perspective on drugs. A former user and dealer, he's a featured character in Eugene Jarecki's The House I Live In, which explores, among other things, Hart's relationship with his son, Tobias, a drug dealer facing criminal charges. Hart's new book, which makes a case for decriminalization, is both a memoir and an exploration of the latest research on the neuroscience of drug use.

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