Why a Columbia Neuroscientist Acknowledged Using Heroin: Carl Hart felt he had to 'come out of the closet.' He knew there'd be downsides

Why a Columbia Neuroscientist Acknowledged Using Heroin: Carl Hart felt he had to 'come out of the closet.' He knew there'd be downsides

In his new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, the former chairman of Columbia’s psychology department goes a step further, revealing that he has used — and continues to use — a number of illegal drugs. [...]Hart recently said on a podcast that he was on methamphetamin...

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Published in:The Chronicle of Higher Education 2021-03
Main Author: Bartlett, Tom
Format: Article
Language:eng
Subjects:
Drug abuse
Drug addiction
Drug Education
Drug use
Hart, Carl
Heroin
Marijuana
Mental Disorders
Methamphetamine
Narcotics
Neurosciences
Resistance (Psychology)
Short Term Memory
Substance Abuse
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Summary:In his new book, Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear, the former chairman of Columbia’s psychology department goes a step further, revealing that he has used — and continues to use — a number of illegal drugs. [...]Hart recently said on a podcast that he was on methamphetamine when he delivered that TEDMed talk and that he’s given some of his best interviews the day after using heroin. Considering that NIDA’s annual budget tops $1.4-billion and that the federal agency is the largest funding source for research on drug abuse, there are obvious downsides to biting the hand that bankrolls you.
ISSN:0009-5982
1931-1362