Everything you think you know about addiction is wrong | Johann Hari
What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current...
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May 5, 20231 min
Let's quit abusing drug users
Carl Hart, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Psychology at Columbia University, offers a provocative, evidence-based view of...
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djewanyk
May 5, 20231 min
"Drugs Aren't the Problem": Neuroscientist Carl Hart on Brain Science & Myths about Addiction
As we continue our conversation on the nationwide shift towards liberalizing drug laws, we are joined by the groundbreaking...
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djewanyk
May 5, 20231 min
In Portugal, the war on drugs is being tackled with decriminalization
In 2001, Portugal became the first country in the world to decriminalise drug use. 'Decriminalising isn't the same thing as regulating or...
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djewanyk
Apr 25, 20231 min
How the flawed Rat experiments launched the drug war
Much of our shared understanding about drugs and addiction came from a series of studies done in the 1950s and 60s on lab rats. But a...
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djewanyk
Apr 25, 20231 min
Misunderstanding dopamine: Why the language of addiction matters | Cyrus McCandless
Dopamine is the star of our conversations about motivation and addiction. But journalists, marketers, and app developers alike have...
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