Johann Hari is a writer and journalist. He has written for The Independent and many other newspapers. He is currently the producer of The Trews, and author of Chasing the Scream. He tweets at @Johannhari101.
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Published in: HomeJapan, the place with the strangest drug debate in the worldDespite its relatively low drug abuse figures, the Japanese system is failing to treat addicts.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKJohann Hari: Uncovering the real causes of depression, and the unexpected solutionsInterview with writer Johann Hari about his new book, Lost Connections
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Published in: HomeHow the country that invented many of the world's drugs turned against them – until nowCocaine in 1859; heroin in 1888 – and a ban introduced in 1929. Now, however, times are changing – and more compassionate policies are taking root.
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Published in: HomeWhose morality? Johann Hari on the future of the ‘war on drugs’“If your morality doesn’t look at the actual practical effects of what you’re doing, it’s not a moral debate, it’s just posturing.”
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Published in: Home‘A training in violence’: the connecting line between France’s ‘war on drugs’ and jihadismIn France, there are many ways in which the pool of violence caused by drug prohibition bleeds into home-grown jihadism. But there is an alternative. Listen to a recorded audio version of this article.
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Published in: Home“The degree of the racism is insane”: Johann Hari on the ‘war on drugs’“African Americans are no more likely to buy or sell drugs than any other group, but they make up the overwhelming majority of the people who go to prison for it.” (27:42 minutes)