← Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

Season 1

4 episodes · 2022

  1. 1Legal and Lethal

    16 Aug 2022 · 57 min

    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. 2Medicinal Mindbenders

    23 Aug 2022 · 55 min

    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. 3The Stimulants

    30 Aug 2022 · 57 min

    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. 4New Epidemicsfinale

    06 Sep 2022 · 56 min

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