The Science of What Drugs Do with Dr. Carl Hart

Dr. Carl Hart wants us to rethink our relationship with drugs. The professor of neuroscience and psychology at Columbia University is known for his research in drug abuse and drug addiction, and his highly polemicising view on so-called 'illegal' substances.Today on The Braincare Podcast, Dr. Carl Hart makes the case for normalising drug use for adults, from cocaine and amphetamines to opiates. We discuss the processes that happen in our brain on these substances, and why he believes society needs to allow us the freedom to choose.We talk about: Why are psychedelics more accepted than other drugs? Your brain on cocaine, amphetamines and opiates Positive effects of drug use Illegality vs. pharmacology Dr. Hart's approach to drug taking Why are drugs illegal if alcohol isn't? The problems with drug impurity