Drug Use For Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty In The Land Of Fear

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Nombre: Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Penguin Books

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Harts argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this countrys war on drugs, we should all share his outrage. The New York Times Book Review

From one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, a powerful argument that the greatest damage from drugs flows from their being illegal, and a hopeful reckoning with the possibility of their use as part of a responsible and happy life

Dr. Carl L. Hart, Ziff Professor at Columbia University and former chair of the Department of Psychology, is one of the world's preeminent experts on the effects of so-called recreational drugs on the human mind and body. Dr. Hart is open about the fact that he uses drugs himself, in a happy balance with the rest of his full and productive life as a researcher and professor, husband, father, and friend. In Drug Use for Grown-Ups, he draws on decades of research and his own personal experience to argue definitively that the criminalization and demonization of drug use--not drugs themselves--have been a tremendous scourge on America, not least in reinforcing this country's enduring structural racism.

Dr. Hart did not always have this view. He came of age in one of Miami's most troubled neighborhoods at a time when many ills were being laid at the door of crack cocaine. His initial work as a researcher was aimed at proving that drug use caused bad outcomes. But one problem kept cropping up: the evidence from his research did not support his hypothesis. From inside the massively well-funded research arm of the American war on drugs, he saw how the facts did not support the ideology. The truth was dismissed and distorted in order to keep fear and outrage stoked, the funds rolling in, and Black and brown bodies behind bars.

Drug Use for Grown-Ups will be controversial, to be sure: the propaganda war, Dr. Hart argues, has been tremendously effective. Imagine if the only subject of any discussion about driving automobiles was fatal car crashes. Drug Use for Grown-Ups offers a radically different vision: when used responsibly, drugs can enrich and enhance our lives. We have a long way to go, but the vital conversation this book will generate is an extraordinarily important step.

Review

One of Behavioral Scientist's Best Books of the Year

[Hart's] positions may seem quite extreme to some but they also, by and large, make a lot of senseand are backed up by ample research . . . A major reason drugs have such a negative public image, Hart asserts, is racism . . . eye-opening. NPR.org

Harts argument that we need to drastically revise our current view of illegal drugs is both powerful and timely . . . when it comes to the legacy of this countrys war on drugs, we should all share his outrage. The New York Times Book Review

One of the most thought-provoking reads Ive had the pleasure of exploring in a long time . . . Trevor Noah, The Daily Show

Harts book is compelling and well-argued. Its one of those zeitgeisty books that manages to perform iconoclasm while outlining the unspoken obvious, detailing a lifestyle that many hold but few admit to publicly . . . Provocative and necessary.Jezebel

Provocative and enlightening . . . Drug Use for Grown-Ups has the soul of a manifesto. Wall Street Journal

As more and more states across the country legalize marijuana, and as popular opinion toward the war on drugs sours, Dr. Carl L. Harts new book arrives at the perfect time. . . . thoughtful and persuasive . . . He argues that if we truly believe in liberty as established in the Declaration of Independence, then the pursuit of this particular happiness should also be part of our protected civil liberties. BookPage (starred review)

I approached this book with knee-jerk skepticism . . . But Hart, a neuroscientist who specializes in drugs and addiction, met my ignorance with a series of thought-provoking arguments .

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-Idioma: Inglés
-Envío: Desde EE. UU.
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Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 5 cm x 22 cm x 27 cm cm
Material: Papel
Modelo: 9781101981665
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Por defecto de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
ASIN: 1101981660
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta blanda
Editorial: Penguin Books
Titulo del libro: Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Hart, Dr. Carl L.
Fecha de publicación: 2022
Idioma: Inglés
Edición: 1
Número de páginas: 304
ISBN-13: 9781101981665
Edad mínima sugerida: 6
Genero musical: Literatura Universal
Contenido del paquete: 1 pieza
SKU: 9781101981665