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I'm the only tenured black faculty in the sciences at Columbia, in the middle of Harlem.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Black Columbia Faculty Harlem Middle Only Sciences

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Most of the stuff that parades as drug education in this country is just rubbish with no foundation in evidence.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Country Education Evidence Foundation Just Most Parades Rubbish Stuff

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Drug reformers need to be hyper-vigilant. I understand that when you've been oppressed so long, so thirsty for truth, that when someone comes along and gives you a sip of water, you think that they're the savior. But in that water there may be cyanide.

~Carl Hart

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Drug reformers get seduced by politicians who co-opt our language but who make no meaningful change. And when we don't hold politicians accountable, we contribute to harm.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Accountable Change Contribute Get Harm Hold Language Make Meaningful Our Politicians Seduced Who

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In the mainstream, I'm suspect because I'm black. I have dreadlocks, I have a goatee. I mean, I'm just suspect. In my classroom and at Columbia, I'm not as suspect because it's clear I know what I'm doing, but I am still suspect.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Am Because Black Classroom Clear Columbia Doing Just Know Mainstream Mean Still Suspect I Am

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If we were going to look at how pharmalogical drugs influence crime, we should probably look at alcohol.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Alcohol Crime Going How Influence Look Should Were

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Skills that are employable or marketable, education, having a stake or meaningful role in society, not being marginalized - all of those things are very important.

~Carl Hart

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All of my childhood, we were on welfare. My mom received Aid for Families with Dependent Children - welfare. Without that, we wouldn't have had subsidized housing. Most of my childhood, we had a two-bedroom apartment, but eventually we got into the projects, where we had four bedrooms. That was great.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Aid Apartment Bedrooms Childhood Children Dependent Eventually Families Four Got Great Had Housing Mom Most Projects Received Welfare Were Where Without

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Trump has been - has shown himself to be the most ignorant president that we've ever had. He has shown himself to be the one that disregards law more so than any other president we've had.

~Carl Hart

Topics: Any Been Ever Had He Himself Ignorant Law More Most Other President Shown Than Trump

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When patients reject official advice and proved medicine, they become more susceptible to quackery.

~Carl Hart

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Educator

Born: October 30th, 1966

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