Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh (2022)
Synopsis
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.
First Air Date: 2022-08-16
Last Air Date: 2022-09-06
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 4
Networks: ABC TV
Top Cast
- Richard Roxburgh as Self - Presenter
Seasons
Season 1 (2022)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Legal and Lethal
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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Ep. 2: Medicinal Mindbenders
Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.
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Ep. 3: The Stimulants
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.
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Ep. 4: New Epidemics
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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