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All Episodes of Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

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All Episodes of 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...
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Season 1

  • Legal and Lethal
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    Legal 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

  • Medicinal Mindbenders
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    Medicinal 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

  • The Stimulants
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    The 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

  • New Epidemics
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    New 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