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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh: Season 1
August 16, 2022
4 Episodes
~57 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
4
1
Legal and Lethal
Aug 16, 2022
57 min
Richard Roxburgh unpacks the science of our two most commonly used legal drugs - tobacco and alcohol. Science historian Professor Robert Proctor reveals how our nicotine habit transformed into such a lethal addiction.
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2
Medicinal Mindbenders
Aug 23, 2022
55 min
Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.
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3
The Stimulants
Aug 30, 2022
57 min
We look at the different effects of caffeine, cocaine and methamphetamine. Two-time world surfing champion Tom Carroll opens up about his own battle with addiction and how he got clean.
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4
New Epidemics
Sep 6, 2022
56 min
The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.
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