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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?

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

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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.

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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.

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.

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