Do Smart People Drink More? Here's Some Science to Ease Your Hangover

Do smart people drink more? Here's some science to ease your hangover
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According to the Savanna-IQ Interaction Hypothesis posited by evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa, the human brain has trouble dealing with situations that did not exist in the Pleistocene environment we evolved in, but some brains (less … Read more on New Statesman

Batting the heroin problem
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As it enters the brain the heroin converts back to morphine and binds with opioid receptor cells in the brain stem that control blood pressure, arousal and respiration, which can lead to fatal overdoses when the person stops breathing. Regular use of … Read more on hngnews.com

Meet Carl Hart, the Scientist Debunking America's Myths About Drugs
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Dispelling the myths surrounding drug abuse and addiction is precisely the goal of Hart's new book, High Price: A Neuroscientist's Journey of Self-Discovery That Challenges Everything You Know About Drugs and Society. … Back then, science was … Read more on PolicyMic