Stories by Carl Hart

Carl L. Hart is an associate professor of psychology in the departments of psychiatry and psychology at Columbia University and a former member of the United Nations reference group for intravenous drug use and HIV. He is the author of the new book, "High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society."

"Glee" Star Cory Monteith's Death Proves Heroin (Alone) Is Not the Problem

Posted on: Jul 22, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Monteith's death, like many others, was due to a toxic mixture -- heroin and alcohol.

I Went From Selling Drugs to Studying Them -- And Found That Most of What We Assume About Drugs Is Wrong

Posted on: Jun 19, 2013, Source: Harper Collins Publishers, Inc.

A scientist with a rough past explains how he used his life experiences to blow the lid off modern drug research.

5 Tips for Decreasing Drug-Related Harms

Posted on: Jul 27, 2012, Source: AlterNet

These five tips will decrease your chances of drug-related harms like overdose and death.