#233 – Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society

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OUTLINE:
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(00:00) - Introduction
(07:33) - The experience of drugs
(18:38) - Drug use for grownups
(24:21) - Studies on drugs
(25:31) - Negative effects of drugs
(30:59) - Should all drugs be legalized
(36:27) - War on drugs: positive or negative
(42:19) - Proper, positive, and misuse of drugs
(46:40) - Recovery
(53:34) - Drug depiction in movies
(57:05) - How the study of drugs changed Carl
(59:28) - Formative memories
(1:03:57) - Greatest hip hop artist of all time
(1:07:19) - What mind altering drugs teach us
(1:11:26) - Advice for young people
(1:13:31) - The meaning of life