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Opioids, cancer and mortality with Aleksi Hamina
Season 2 Episode 37
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Aleksi Hamina from the Norwegian centre for addiction research at the University of Oslo and the Niuvanniemi Ho…
2 years, 2 months ago
Cannabis potency and psychotic experiences with Lindsey Hines
Season 2 Episode 36
In this episode, Dr Rob Calder talks to Dr Lindsey Hines about her study using longitudinal data to examine links between cannabis use, cannabis pote…
2 years, 3 months ago
Cannabis use in the US with Jonathan Caulkins
Season 2 Episode 35
In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Professor Jonathan Caulkins about self-reported cannabis use in the US between 1979 and 2022 and how those…
2 years, 3 months ago
Integrated care vans with Kathleen Page
Season 2 Episode 34
In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Kathleen Page about her evaluation of an integrated care van that ran in Baltimore offering healthcare interve…
2 years, 4 months ago
Smoking and abdominal obesity with Germán Carrasquilla
Season 2 Episode 33
In this episode Rob Calder talks to Dr Germán Carrasquilla about his study assessing whether smoking cased increases in abdominal obesity or belly fa…
2 years, 4 months ago
Benzodiazepines and treatment with Adam Bakker, Michael Liebrenz and Alexander Smith
Season 2 Episode 31
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Adam Bakker, Professor Michael Liebrenz and Dr Alexander Smith about their commentary in response to a previous…
2 years, 4 months ago
Contingency management with Gabriela Khazanov, James, McKay and Richard Rawson
Season 2 Episode 32
In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Gabriela Khazanov, Professor James McKay and Professor Richard Rawson. They discuss what contingency managemen…
2 years, 5 months ago
Xylazine, heroin and drug markets with Caroline Copeland
Season 2 Episode 30
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Caroline Copeland about her work analysing drug death data to identify drug use trends, harms and to inform pol…
2 years, 5 months ago
Synthetic opioid production in Europe with Paul Griffiths
Season 2 Episode 29
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Paul Griffiths about synthetic drug production in Europe including the differences between lab-made subst…
2 years, 5 months ago
Alcohol-free drinks in the US with Molly Bowdring
Season 2 Episode 28
In this episode Dr Merve Mollaahmetoglu talks to Dr Molly Bowdring about her recent article on the impact of alcohol-free drinks such as zero-percent…
2 years, 6 months ago