Meet Carl Hart, one of Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People 2014

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For advancing the science of addiction

Neuroscientist Carl Hart researches the science of addiction, and in doing so explodes popular myths about drugs' impacts on the brain. He's currently working on a follow up to his first published book, High Price, and teaches at Columbia University's department of psychology.

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A Neuroscientist’s Quest To Debunk Harmful Misconceptions About Addiction

Columbia neuroscientist Carl Hart untangles the reasons researchers have gotten so much wrong about addiction–and how it’s fueled our obsession with the War on Drugs.

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A Neuroscientist’s Quest To Debunk Harmful Misconceptions About Addiction

Columbia neuroscientist Carl Hart untangles the reasons researchers have gotten so much wrong about addiction–and how it’s fueled our obsession with the War on Drugs.

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