257 - Carl Hart: The Neuroscience of Drugs and Their Role in the Good Life
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Rethinking the Opioid Crisis
This chapter critiques widespread narratives about the opioid crisis, emphasizing the need for a more nuanced understanding of addiction and drug-related deaths. It highlights the distinction between substances involved in fatalities and those that directly cause them, using case studies like George Floyd's to illustrate the complexities of toxicology reports. The chapter also challenges misconceptions about drug use and poverty, arguing for better drug safety measures while questioning the motivations behind inflated overdose statistics.
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