All Episodes of Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh
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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.
Season 1
N/A/100 votesLegal and Lethal
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/16/2022
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.
Director: Anja Taylor
Writer: Anja Taylor
N/A/100 votesMedicinal Mindbenders
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/23/2022
Cannabis, psychedelics and MDMA are all experiencing a research renaissance, as scientists reach new understandings of their interaction with the human body and mind.
Director: Anja Taylor
Writer: Anja Taylor
N/A/100 votesThe Stimulants
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/30/2022
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.
Director: Anja Taylor
Writer: Anja Taylor
N/A/100 votesNew Epidemics
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/6/2022
The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction.
Director: Anja Taylor
Writer: Anja Taylor