
Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
Season 1
20224 episodes
Episodes
E1Legal 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.
E2Medicinal 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.
E3The 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.
E4New 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.
