{"product_id":"high-price-carl-hart-9780062015891","title":"High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society | Carl L. Hart","description":"\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 1.05rem; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow do cultural myths about addiction distort our understanding of drugs and public policy? Neuroscientist Carl Hart investigates in his provocative memoir High Price.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #4a0e17; border-bottom: 2px solid #4a0e17; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-top: 24px;\"\u003eRethinking Addiction and Society\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eHigh Price\u003c\/em\u003e is the harrowing and inspiring memoir of neuroscientist Carl Hart, a man who grew up in one of Miami’s toughest neighborhoods and, determined to make a difference as an adult, tirelessly applies his scientific training to help save real lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eYoung Carl didn't see the value of school, studying just enough to keep him on the basketball team. Today, he is a cutting-edge neuroscientist whose landmark, controversial research is redefining our understanding of addiction. In this eye-opening memoir, Dr. Hart recalls his journey of self-discovery, exploring how he escaped a life of crime and drugs to avoid the very kind of addiction he now studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eInterweaving past and present, Hart goes beyond the hype to examine the relationship between drugs and pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. His paradigm-shifting findings shed new light on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs, explaining precisely why current public policies and the \"war on drugs\" are failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a0e17; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eKey Thematic Elements\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSocioeconomic Impact on Addiction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Argues that social environment and economic factors play a far larger role in drug use than the pharmacological properties of the substances themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSystemic Policy Critique:\u003c\/strong\u003e Highlights how scientific evidence is frequently ignored in favor of culturally ingrained myths when shaping drug laws and public policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTriumph Over Adversity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Offers an honest, deeply personal account of overcoming structural barriers in one of Miami's most challenging neighborhoods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a0e17; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003eDr. Carl Hart is a pioneering neuroscientist and Columbia University’s first tenured African American professor in the sciences. His groundbreaking research focuses on the behavioral and neuropharmacological effects of psychoactive drugs in humans. Through his work and public advocacy, he actively challenges societal misconceptions surrounding drug addiction, race, and poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"color: #4a0e17; border-bottom: 2px solid #4a0e17; padding-bottom: 4px; margin-top: 28px;\"\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #4a0e17;\"\u003e1. What is the central argument of High Price?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eDr. Hart argues that environmental, social, and economic factors are much more significant drivers of drug addiction than the physical chemical hooks of the drugs themselves, challenging decades of conventional public policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 10px; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #4a0e17;\"\u003e2. Has this book won any awards?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eYes, \u003cem\u003eHigh Price\u003c\/em\u003e is the winner of the prestigious PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003cdetails style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid #dcdcdc; border-radius: 4px; background-color: #fafafa;\"\u003e\n    \u003csummary style=\"font-weight: bold; cursor: pointer; color: #4a0e17;\"\u003e3. Is this book a scientific textbook or a personal memoir?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n    \u003cp style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 0; color: #000000; line-height: 1.5;\"\u003eIt is a unique blend of both. It interweaves Hart’s personal memoir of growing up in Miami with rigorous, cutting-edge neuroscientific research and sociology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a0e17; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eReader Targeting\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRead This If You Enjoy...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"color: #000000; line-height: 1.6;\"\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eMemoirs of personal transformation, scientific discovery, and overcoming systemic adversity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCritiques of the criminal justice system, the \"war on drugs,\" and systemic inequality.\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eAccessible, paradigm-shifting science writing exploring psychology and neuroscience.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch3 style=\"color: #4a0e17; margin-top: 20px;\"\u003eProduct Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 10px;\"\u003e\n    \u003ctbody\u003e\n        \u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e\n            \u003cth style=\"text-align: left; 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