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

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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