Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

20221h

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.

Production

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Seasons

4 Episodes • Premiered 2022

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1. Legal and Lethal

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

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

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

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

Cast

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Richard Roxburgh

Self - Presenter

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