Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

2022
1 season
4 episodes
Documentary

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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Seasons

  • Legal and Lethal

    1.Legal and Lethal

    16-08-202257m

    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 tran...

  • Medicinal Mindbenders

    2.Medicinal Mindbenders

    23-08-202255m

    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

    3.The Stimulants

    30-08-202257m

    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 c...

  • New Epidemics

    4.New Epidemics

    06-09-202256m

    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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