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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.
Episode 4 : New Epidemics
September. 06,2022
The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.
Episode 3 : The Stimulants
August. 30,2022
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.
Episode 2 : Medicinal Mindbenders
August. 23,2022
Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.
Episode 1 : Legal and Lethal
August. 16,2022
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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