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

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways “When people are seeking pleasure and feeling better, why don’t we celebrate that? Instead, we denigrate people for that. If I feel better, I’m more likely to treat you well.”– Dr. Carl Hart“The drugs people seek should be legally regulated and available to adults” – Dr. Carl HartRegardless of the drug, in the correct environment, usage has shown a positive correlation to increased empathy, euphoria, focus, as well as enhanced social interactions, and increased sexual intimacy and performanceThe greater number of happy people in the world, the better off we all areWe have education embedded in our culture on how and when to effectively consume alcohol, but we don’t uphold the same standards and practices for other drugs“The destructive effects of drugs is essentially a scapegoat for the failures of leaders and politicians to alleviate the suffering of people in their communities” – Dr. Carl HartDrug abuse and addiction have very little to do with the drug, but rather psychosocial factorsBiology is not the only factor that dictates drug effects, the environment plays a substantial roleMovies and television drive false narratives about drugs. In The Sopranos, they portray that drug use is a greater moral flaw than murder“The illicit drug trade business is a multi-billion dollar industry, it can not be supported by people that are poor”– Dr. Carl HartThe war on drugs and drug trade do not continue based on morals, science, or medical research, it continues on behalf of the monetary incentive behind the curtain

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