Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
Season 1
2022 · 4 episodes

1. Legal and Lethal
2022-08-16 · 57m
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. Medicinal Mindbenders
2022-08-23 · 55m
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. The Stimulants
2022-08-30 · 57m
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.

4. New Epidemics
2022-09-06 · 56m
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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