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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

2022 - 2022

Legal and Lethal

16th August 2022

Episode 1

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.

Medicinal Mindbenders

23rd August 2022

Episode 2

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

The Stimulants

30th August 2022

Episode 3

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.

New Epidemics

6th September 2022

Episode 4

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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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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Richard Roxburgh

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Leo Faber

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Alan Erson

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Kate Pappas

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