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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.

— Carl Hart Drug Use for Grown-Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear (2021)

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When it comes to drugs, most people have beliefs that have no foundation in evidence.

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The real connection between drugs and violent crime lies in the profits to be made in the drug trade.

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America's drug regime is a monstrous, incoherent mess.

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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.

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Drugs are inert substances. The evidence tells us that we must look beyond the drug itself when trying to help people with drug addiction.

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