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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh (2022)

August. 16,2022

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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.

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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

2022

Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 2022

4 Episode

Episode 1 - Legal and Lethal

August. 16,2022

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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Episode 2 - Medicinal Mindbenders

August. 23,2022

Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.

Episode 3 - The Stimulants

August. 30,2022

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.

Episode 4 - New Epidemics

September. 06,2022

The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.

Presented by Richard Roxburgh this four-part series is drug science without the politics. It unpacks the history, harms and surprising benefits of our most common recreational drugs.