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Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #233

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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - The experience of drugs 12:57 - Drug use for grownups 18:40 - Studies on drugs 19:50 - Negative effects of drugs 25:18 - Should all drugs be legalized 30:47 - War on drugs: positive or negative 36:39 - Proper, positive, and misuse of drugs 40:59 - Recovery 47:53 - Drug depiction in movies 51:24 - How the study of drugs changed Carl 53:48 - Formative memories 58:16 - Greatest hip hop artist of all time 1:01:38 - What mind altering drugs teach us 1:05:45 - Advice for young people 1:07:51 - The meaning of life SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Oct 23, 20211h 11mWatch on YouTube ↗

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October 23, 2021
Duration
1h 11m
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Lex Fridman Podcast
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Carl Hart is a psychologist at Columbia University. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 1:53 - The experience of drugs 12:57 - Drug use for grownups 18:40 - Studies on drugs 19:50 - Negative effects of drugs 25:18 - Should all drugs be legalized 30:47 - War on drugs: positive or negative 36:39 - Proper, positive, and misuse of drugs 40:59 - Recovery 47:53 - Drug depiction in movies 51:24 - How the study of drugs changed Carl 53:48 - Formative memories 58:16 - Greatest hip hop artist of all time 1:01:38 - What mind altering drugs teach us 1:05:45 - Advice for young people 1:07:51 - The meaning of life SOCIAL:

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  • Lex Fridman

    host
  • Carl Hart

    guest

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Carl Hart, Carl Hart: Heroin, Cocaine, MDMA, Alcohol & the Role of Drugs in Society | Lex Fridman Podcast #233 explores carl Hart Reframes Drugs: Pleasure, Policy, Freedom, and Responsibility Carl Hart argues that most adult drug use—including heroin, cocaine, MDMA, and others—is predominantly positive when done responsibly, and that addiction is driven more by environment and mental health than by the drugs themselves.

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