# Quote — Carl L. Hart, High Price

> The real connection between drugs and violent crime lies in the profits to be made in the drug trade.

- Author: [Carl L. Hart](https://www.leafyquotes.com/carl-l-hart.md)
- Book: [High Price](https://www.leafyquotes.com/carl-l-hart/high-price.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Carl_Hart#High_Price_(2013)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/carl-l-hart/high-price/the-real-connection

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> empirical evidence is frequently ignored when drug policy is formulated.

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> When it comes to drugs, most people have beliefs that have no foundation in evidence.

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> a great deal of pathological drug use is driven by unmet social needs, by being alienated and having difficulty connecting with others.

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