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Attention-grabbing headlines claiming that opioids (or any other drug) are killing people are wrong. Ignorance and poverty are killing people, just as they have for centuries.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
When it comes to drugs, most people have beliefs that have no foundation in evidence.
High Price (2013)
The real connection between drugs and violent crime lies in the profits to be made in the drug trade.
High Price (2013)
America's drug regime is a monstrous, incoherent mess.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
I'm now firm in my belief that marijuana is a key ingredient to happiness for a great number of people. What kind of person prevents another's responsible pursuit of happiness? Not a very humane one.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
Drugs are inert substances. The evidence tells us that we must look beyond the drug itself when trying to help people with drug addiction.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
Just like any other drug, most of the people who use these drugs do so without a problem.
Interview with Democracy Now (2014)
If the ideas expressed in this book are embraced, we can get on with the business of treating each other better and enjoying more meaningful and fulfilling lives. And isn't that what we all want?
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
Our researchers are from a particular class and they are predominantly white. They don't even think of themselves as being a part of the political machinery, but they help to prop up our drug laws.
Drugs from The Nib (2021)
From my own experience-the combination of my scientific work and my personal drug use, I have learned that recreational drugs can be used safely to enhance many vital human activities.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
It's not like people are hiding data. It's just that the emphasis is on the negative aspects. I'm highlighting that something's wrong with that. Everybody knows it. But nobody's saying it.
Drugs from The Nib (2021)
the first priority of law enforcement should be to keep users safe, not to arrest them.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
a great deal of pathological drug use is driven by unmet social needs, by being alienated and having difficulty connecting with others.
High Price (2013)
the war on drugs is not a war on drugs; it’s a war on us.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
As with previous “drug crises,” the opioid problem is not really about opioids. It’s mainly about cultural, social, and environmental factors such as racism, draconian drug laws, and diverting attention away from the real causes of crime and suffering.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
With every drug, whether it's cocaine, PCP, or marijuana, there's some historical report about the horrors of this drug producing superhuman strength. It provides a rationale to engage in police brutality. This is quintessential American racism.
Drugs from The Nib (2021)
The key is to keep the focus on people's actions, on their behaviors, rather than speculate about their motives. Trying to determine what's in a person's head or heart is a pointless distraction. It's impossible to know for certain the heart's inner secrets.
Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)
empirical evidence is frequently ignored when drug policy is formulated.
High Price (2013)
Without welfare, I wouldn’t be here.
Interview with Democracy Now (2014)