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