Carl L. Hart

Carl L. Hart is the Mamie Phipps Clark Professor of Psychology (in Psychiatry) at Columbia and author of Drug Use for Grown-ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear.

East Hastings Street in the Downtown Eastside neighborhood, where fatal drug overdose rates range between 15 to 25 times higher than in the United States and the rest of Canada.

On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia On Trial for a Radical Approach to Reducing Drug Overdoses in British Columbia

The Vancouver duo behind the Drug User Liberation Front faces 40 years behind bars for drug trafficking. But this is no ordinary case.

Oct 27, 2025 / Carl L. Hart

How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy

How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy How the Myth of the ‘Negro Cocaine Fiend’ Helped Shape American Drug Policy

In 1914, a racist fiction helped sell one of the nation’s first drug laws; 100 years later, it’s still with us.

Jan 29, 2014 / Carl L. Hart

On the Inauguration of Bill de Blasio

On the Inauguration of Bill de Blasio On the Inauguration of Bill de Blasio

The text of Harry Belafonte’s inaugural remarks, with additional commentary by Carl Hart.

Jan 10, 2014 / Harry Belafonte and Carl L. Hart

Pot Reform’s Race Problem

Pot Reform’s Race Problem Pot Reform’s Race Problem

The fight against marijuana prohibition must put racial justice at the center.

Oct 30, 2013 / Feature / Carl L. Hart