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

Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Carl's Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcarlhart
Carl's Website: https://drcarlhart.com
Drug Use for Grown-Ups (book): https://amzn.to/3lVpq2Y

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- Check out the sponsors above, it's the best way to support this podcast
- Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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OUTLINE:
Here's the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.
(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

Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

– InsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/lex and use code Lex25 to get 25% off

– Ten Thousand: https://www.tenthousand.cc/ and use code LEX to get 15% off

– Four Sigmatic: https://foursigmatic.com/lex and use code LexPod to get up to 60% off

– ExpressVPN: https://expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free

EPISODE LINKS:

Carl’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcarlhart

Carl’s Website: https://drcarlhart.com

Drug Use for Grown-Ups (book): https://amzn.to/3lVpq2Y

PODCAST INFO:

Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8

RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/

YouTube Full Episodes: https://youtube.com/lexfridman

YouTube Clips: https://youtube.com/lexclips

SUPPORT & CONNECT:

– Check out the sponsors above, it’s the best way to support this podcast

– Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

– Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman

– Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman

– LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman

– Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman

– Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman

OUTLINE:

Here’s the timestamps for the episode. On some podcast players you should be able to click the timestamp to jump to that time.

(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