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jwirr

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7. Brilliant man. Want to read that book.I wonder how he

Reply to polly7 (Original post)

Sun Sep 13, 2015, 11:39 AM

Sep 2015

deals with people who take drugs and are not in poverty situations? I think he is dead on regarding the poor. That may also explain why many are hooked as children and even IF they get a job continue to take drugs. I hope he deals with the actual effect of being hooked.

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Everything Americans Think They Know About Drugs Is Wrong: A Scientist Explodes the Myths [View all] polly7 Sep 2015 OP

I hope this gets lots of eyes. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Sep 2015 #1

this man needs a national platform to speak from virtualobserver Sep 2015 #2

+1. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #3

K & R AzDar Sep 2015 #4

The "War on Drugs" Keeps Paychecks Coming For Prison Guards? NonMetro Sep 2015 #5

It is the pretext for a police state is what it is and always has been. nt bemildred Sep 2015 #6

Amen. And a way to disenfranchise non-whites. nt raccoon Sep 2015 #15

It's been very effective for that. bemildred Sep 2015 #16

Brilliant man. Want to read that book.I wonder how he jwirr Sep 2015 #7

I found the book on Amazon here and ordered it. polly7 Sep 2015 #17

Like we should have learned from Prohibition... dougolat Sep 2015 #8

I've advocating decriminalizing all drugs forever. Elmer S. E. Dump Sep 2015 #9

Poverty, Escapism, Lack of opportunity, Low self-esteem, compulsive behavior, peer pressure vkkv Sep 2015 #10

K & R. CH was much in the media a few years ago. He's an excellent speaker with interesting ideas. appalachiablue Sep 2015 #11

Dr. Hart is a major cutie pie Skittles Sep 2015 #12

I've seen him interviewed... ms liberty Sep 2015 #13

He should be Bernie's "drug czar"! dreamnightwind Sep 2015 #14