Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
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.
Cast: Richard Roxburgh
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Season 1
4 episodes
1. Legal and LethalRichard 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.MA15+CC57minAug 16, 2022
2. Medicinal MindbendersCannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.MA15+CC55minAug 23, 2022
3. The StimulantsWe 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.MA15+CC57minAug 30, 2022
4. New EpidemicsThe finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.MA15+CC56minSep 6, 2022
Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
20221 season4 episodesEnded
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Kate Pappas, Alan Erson, Leo Faber
- Cast
- Richard Roxburgh
- Studio
- WildBear Entertainment
