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The War on Consciousness - Johann Hari #61
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83 minutes
Released:
Aug 26, 2015
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Podcast episode
Description
The war on drugs, which in many ways is really a war on the freedom of our
minds, restricts a natural, evolutionarily adaptive human behavior, that of
exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness. Johann Hari — British
journalist and author of Chasing the Scream — spent three years and
journeyed thirty-thousand-miles investigating the war on drugs. In this
show, Johann shares some of his discoveries through the stories of the
people he met and interviewed along his journey. Let's have a look at some
of the unexpected outcomes of restricting human access to psychoactive
medicines.
Episode Breakdown:
* Is drug addiction real?
* Substance abuse when coping with pain
* The cultural repercussions of prohibition
* Drug-related violence
* Portugal’s experiment and the case for legalization
* Animals and drug use
* Modern drug education for children
* Is there an end in sight for the war on drugs?
minds, restricts a natural, evolutionarily adaptive human behavior, that of
exploring non-ordinary states of consciousness. Johann Hari — British
journalist and author of Chasing the Scream — spent three years and
journeyed thirty-thousand-miles investigating the war on drugs. In this
show, Johann shares some of his discoveries through the stories of the
people he met and interviewed along his journey. Let's have a look at some
of the unexpected outcomes of restricting human access to psychoactive
medicines.
Episode Breakdown:
* Is drug addiction real?
* Substance abuse when coping with pain
* The cultural repercussions of prohibition
* Drug-related violence
* Portugal’s experiment and the case for legalization
* Animals and drug use
* Modern drug education for children
* Is there an end in sight for the war on drugs?
Released:
Aug 26, 2015
Format:
Podcast episode
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