Book · 2022 · Social Science
Drug Use for Grown-Ups
Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear
Why people recommend it
Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Carl L. Hart is a provocative nonfiction work that examines recreational drug use through the lens of personal liberty and individual responsibility, challenging mainstream narratives about addiction and public policy. Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience recommended Dr. Carl Hart's book, noting that it is an excellent read and calling the author an exceptional person while discussing drug use and schizophrenia. Rogan later promoted the publication at the end of an episode featuring Hart himself, and referenced the work again alongside Dr. Aron D'Souza to explore the perspective that America's drug issues are fundamentally concerns regarding dosage and adulteration rather than inherent chemical evil. Owen Flanagan discussed Hart's book on People I (Mostly) Admire, highlighting its libertarian arguments in defense of drug legalization and noting Hart's open acknowledgment of his own recreational habits. During an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan and his guests detailed how Hart wrote about his personal drug use while serving as a university psychology department chair. Michael Pollan also discussed reading the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, praising it as both interesting and courageous, while Lex Fridman joined Rogan in mentioning the publication's exploration of liberty in a fearful society.
Who recommended it
- Steve Levitt Discussed
- Joe Rogan Recommended
- Carl Hart Discussed
- Owen Flanagan Discussed
- Michael Pollan Discussed
- Dr. Aron D'Souza Recommended
- Ezra Klein Discussed
- Lex Fridman Discussed
Steve Levitt — 7 mentions
“In his new book, "Drug Use for Grown-Ups," he argues for a radical overhaul of drug policy.”
“so I've read your book drug use for grown-ups which is a new book excellent book”
“so in your book you mentioned that you use heroin and there must have been a hundred headlines about Colombia Professor admits to heroin”
“In your book, you mentioned that you use heroin, and there must have been a hundred headlines about Columbia professor admits to heroin; did it surprise you how the reporting went about that issue?”
“In his new book, Drug Use for Grownups, he argues for a radical overhaul of drug policy.”
“So I've read your book, Drug Use for Grown Ups, which is a new book, excellent book.”
“So in your book, you mention that you use heroin.”
Joe Rogan — 5 mentions
“i know you are i'm with you wrote a book on it drug use for for grown-ups chasing liberty in the land of fear”
“He's detailed his drug use in a new book titled drug use for grown-ups chasing Liberty in the land of fear Hart who is currently on sabatical until July is the chair of the prestigious University psych Department”
“I talked to Dr. Carl Hart you could catch his book drug use for grown-ups chasing liberty in the land of fear it's an excellent book and he's an excellent person”
“what is his uh drug use for grown-ups uh chasing liberty in the land of fear”
“listen the book's out now drug use for grown-ups chasing liberty in the land of fear dr carl hart”
Carl Hart — 5 mentions
“I was trying to write a book about drugs and pleasure and I kept getting sidetracked with these adolescent arguments about what about the children”
“so in chapter four in the book The Brain chapter I asked the reader to pay attention to the language that's used”
“Yeah, so in chapter four of the book, The Brain chapter, I ask the reader to pay attention to the language that's used; oftentimes, researchers use language like 'drug users' brains have atrophied or you see this decrease in volume., Yet they only took a measure of the person's brain at one moment in time, and so they can't say”
“for example sample in the book when I talk about the brain Imaging chapter I challenge anyone to go through that chapter and to rebuke anything I said about the brain”
“I've said everything that I want to say about drugs in this book and what I want to do is go and enjoy my life my wife and be psychoactively altered when I choose”
Owen Flanagan — 1 mention
“he is a recreational heroin smoker and his book in which he defends legalizing all drugs is very libertarian and he's clear about that”
Michael Pollan — 1 mention
“and i just read his book um yeah drug use for grown-ups it's a really interesting and courageous book”
Dr. Aron D'Souza — 1 mention
“it's a wonderful book by Professor Carl Hart from Columbia University drug use for grownups”
Ezra Klein — 1 mention
“you have a book by Carl Hart who's a well-known drug researcher at Columbia called drug use for grown-ups where he talks openly about using heroin to relax”
Lex Fridman — 1 mention
“so um in your new book uh drug use for grown-ups you write for the findings section i discovered that the predominant effects produced by the drugs discussed in this book are positive”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“he detailed his drug use in a new book titled drug use for grown-ups chasing Liberty in the land of fear heart who is currently on sabatical until July is the chair of the prestigious University psych Department”
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Other mentions (4: passing, ad reads, own books)
“which brings up your book drug use for grown-ups”
“in his new book drug use for grown-ups he argues for a radical overhaul of drug policy”
“yeah if you can make sure your listeners buy like a million copies of the book that'll be cool”
“that's what the book is about drug use drug use for grown-ups”