Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2022-01-22

Books mentioned on Why Aren’t All Drugs Legal? (Replay Ep. 28)

2 books · With Carl Hart · Listen

The Columbia neuroscientist and psychology professor Carl Hart believes that recreational drug use, even heroin, methamphetamines, and cocaine, is an inalienable right. Can he convince Steve?

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Drug Use for Grown-Ups

    Carl L. Hart · at 2:15 · mentioned 3 times

    Drug Use for Grown-Ups by Carl L.

    Discussed
    “In his new book, Drug Use for Grownups, he argues for a radical overhaul of drug policy.”
    Where to get it
  2. High Price

    Carl Hart · at 36:40

    High Price by Carl Hart is an autobiographical book that details the author's journey from a difficult upbringing in a high-crime neighborhood to becoming a trailblazing neuroscientist and professor at Columbia University.

    Discussed
    “Because I read your first book, which is called High Price, which is kind of a biography.”
    Where to get it