High price : a neuroscientist's journey of self-discovery that challenges everything you know about drugs and society
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York, NY : Harper, [2013].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status
Prescott Public Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
362.298 HAR
1 available
362.298 HAR
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : Harper, [2013].
Format
Book - Regular Print
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-340).
Description
As a youth, Carl Hart didn't realize the value of school; he studied just enough to stay on the basketball team. At the same time, he was immersed in street life. Today he is a cutting-edge neuroscientist--Columbia University's first tenured African American professor in the sciences--whose landmark, controversial research is redefining our understanding of addiction. In this provocative memoir. he recalls his journey of self-discovery. He examines the relationship among drugs, pleasure, choice, and motivation, both in the brain and in society. His findings shed new light on common ideas about race, poverty, and drugs, and explain why current policies are failing. Determined to make a difference, he tirelessly applies his scientific research to help save real lives. But balancing his former street life with his achievements today has not been easy--a struggle he reflects on publicly for the first time. This powerful story of hope will alter the way we think about how we can effect change.--From publisher description.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiographies.
Drug abuse -- Social aspects.
Drug abuse -- United States.
Drug addicts -- Psychology.
Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation.
Drugs of abuse -- Physiological effect.
Ex-drug addicts -- United States -- Biography.
Hart, Carl L.
Hart, Carl L. -- Childhood and youth.
Hart, Carl L. -- Drug use.
Neuroscientists -- United States -- Biography.
Drug abuse -- Social aspects.
Drug abuse -- United States.
Drug addicts -- Psychology.
Drug addicts -- Rehabilitation.
Drugs of abuse -- Physiological effect.
Ex-drug addicts -- United States -- Biography.
Hart, Carl L.
Hart, Carl L. -- Childhood and youth.
Hart, Carl L. -- Drug use.
Neuroscientists -- United States -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Hart, C. L. (2013). High price: a neuroscientist's journey of self-discovery that challenges everything you know about drugs and society (First edition.). Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hart, Carl L. 2013. High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society. Harper.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Hart, Carl L. High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society Harper, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Hart, Carl L. High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society First edition., Harper, 2013.
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