Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

Season 1

2022 · 4 episodes · 3h 45m in all

Episodes

1. 

   1. Legal and Lethal

   16 Aug 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.

2. 

   2. Medicinal Mindbenders

   23 Aug 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.

3. 

   3. The Stimulants

   30 Aug 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

   6 Sept 2022 · 56 min

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