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Science of Drugs with Richard Roxburgh

Network:ABC iview

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Aired on Aug 16, 2022, 2:00 AM

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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.

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Status
Ended
Language
English
Runtime
55 min
Premiered
August 16, 2022
Ended
August 16, 2022

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Episodes (1 Season · 4 Episodes)

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.

Aug 16, 2022

56 min

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.

Aug 16, 2022

54 min

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.

Aug 16, 2022

56 min

New Epidemics

The finale examines the opioid crisis in the United States and looks at diseases caused by poor diet and sugar addiction. (Final)

Aug 16, 2022

55 min

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