Dr Carl Hart is a neuroscientist and professor of psychiatry and psychology at Columbia University. Dr Carl Hart is a voice of reason when it comes to the “war on drugs”, the “opioid crisis”, as well as psychoactive drugs, their use, and addiction.
From the website of Dr Carl Hart www.drcarlhart.com
“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
“Fix broken societies and you would fix most of the world’s drug problems”.
― Dr Carl Hart
Recent Publications:
People Are Dying Because of Ignorance, not Because of Opioids. Hart CL, Scientific American, November, 2017.
The Real Opioid Emergency. Hart CL, The New York Times, August 20, 2017.
Smoked marijuana attenuates performance disruptions during simulated night shift work. Keith DR, Gunderson EW, Haney M, Foltin RW, Hart CL, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 178, 534-43.
Viewing addiction as a brain disease promotes social injustice. Hart CL, Nature Human Behaviour, February 17, 2017.
Ivy League Professor: On drugs, the police and teaching. Hart CL, Washington Post, October 5, 2016.
Opioids aren’t the problem. Hart CL, Vice: Tonic, November 17, 2016.
Why do rural drug problems inspire compassion rather than contempt?
HeroinNew York TimesRacism
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?
Should Capitalism Drive Substance Abuse Treatment?
Hedge funds like Bain Capital are investing in substance abuse for profit which could negatively affect the type of treatment people may receive.
K2 Apparent Overdoses & Keeping Heroin Users Safe
Drug https://drcarlhart.com/k2-apparent-overdoses-keeping-heroin-users-safe/
On Errol Lewis’ NY1 show I discuss K2, drug hysteria, the need for drug education and possibly a new law to keep the public safe.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/05/high-price-carl-hart-review
“Fix broken societies and you would fix most of the world’s drug problems”.
The United States started the drug problem. They’re probably the biggest providers and diverters of drugs worldwide. They’ve used fallen soldiers to bring back illegal drugs, using their bodies as mules. The CIA brought back and disseminated the cocaine that ruined so many lives and families within the inner cities. The United States needs to be held accountable, they need to fix the mess they created, and heal some of the lives they’ve ruined. They need to quit incarcerating people of color for petty crimes white people go free for.
We addressed the burning issues about legalization of recreational marijuana.
https://drcarlhart.com/carl-hart-on-nightly-show-with-larry-wilmore/
Addiction is not a brain disease!
https://www.thefix.com/dr-carl-hart-calling-addiction-brain-disease-promotes-harmful-drug-policies
https://psmag.com/social-justice/liberals-love-disease-theory-addiction-liberal-hates-91098
President Obama’s Drug Czar, Michael Botticelli, referred to drug addiction as a “brain disease.” He is wrong.
Think Counter-intuitively — Carl Hart
Read some of High Price & let me know what you think.
http://www.drcarlhart.com/my-books
Biography
About Me:
http://www.drcarlhart.com/about-carl-hart/
Awards
Accolades
http://www.drcarlhart.com/about-carl-hart/
Carl Hart
Ziff Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry; Chair, Department of Psychology
WEBSITES
Dr. Carl Hart www.drcarlhart.com
New York State Psychiatric Institute Division on Substance Abuse
Research Interest
Behavioral Neuroscience Neuropsychopharmacology
Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1996
“Science should be driving our drug policies, even if it makes us uncomfortable.”
General Area of Research
Behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans
Current Research
We are interested in investigating the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in human research participants. A major focus of this laboratory-based research is to understand factors that mediate drug self-administration behavior and to develop effective treatments.
https://socialistworker.org/2013/11/27/challenging-drug-war-lies
https://hub.jhu.edu/2017/04/06/drug-policy-race-policy-carl-hart/