Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh - Season 1
1 - Legal and Lethal
Air Date: 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.
2 - Medicinal Mindbenders
Air Date: 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.
3 - The Stimulants
Air Date: 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.
4 - New Epidemics
Air Date: September 6, 2022
The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.