Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA; New York State Psychiatric Institute, Division on Substance Use, New York, NY, USA.
Neuron. 2020 Jul 22;107(2):215-218. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.06.019. Epub 2020 Jul 1.
Exaggerations of the detrimental impact of recreational drug use on the human brain have bolstered support for draconian drug policies and have been used to justify police brutality against Black people. This situation has led to disproportionately high Black incarceration rates and countless Black deaths. Here, I offer solutions to remedy this multi-century maltreatment of Black people.
夸大娱乐性药物使用对人类大脑的有害影响,为严厉的毒品政策提供了支持,并被用来为警察对黑人的暴行辩护。这种情况导致黑人被监禁的比例过高,无数黑人死亡。在这里,我提供了解决这一长达数个世纪的黑人受虐待问题的方案。