On Drugs
<p>On Drugs looks through the lenses of history, pop culture and personal experience to understand how drugs have shaped our world. Because even if it’s just caffeine or ibuprofen, there’s a good chance you’re on drugs right now. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p>
Latest episodes
Feb 13, 2018 • 53min
S2 E1 Psychedelics and Spirituality
In this episode of On Drugs, we explore the connection between psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin and the transcendent feelings and perceptions that users report.
Ethnobotanist Wade Davis shares his insight into the seeming ubiquity of psychedelics in mystical experience in the Americas. Dr. Rick Strassman describes what happened when he went in search of the spirit molecule. And Tanya Kammonen explains how ayahuasca prepared her scientific mind for religious experience.
Feb 8, 2018 • 15min
On Drugs Season 2 Preview
If you've been craving a fix of the CBC original podcast, On Drugs, the wait is nearly over. Season 2 launches February 13. Here's a chance to meet the people who put it all together and to hear some highlights from the season ahead.
Nov 24, 2017 • 3min
Introducing: How Do You Sleep at Night? + Season 2 Coming Soon!
How Do You Sleep at Night? is a great podcast from the team at ABC about people who live their lives in the face of judgement. The show explores the different moral codes we all live by. Because no one thinks they’re a bad person, right?
Aug 28, 2017 • 34min
Gender, On Drugs
The drugs we choose - legal and illicit - and the ways we use them, are at least partly determined by gender expectations. This episode explores how those expectations affect our relationships with drugs.
Aug 21, 2017 • 37min
Stronger, smarter, better, On Drugs
From athletes pumping steroids to tech entrepreneurs microdosing LSD, what happens when people use drugs to make themselves stronger, smarter and faster than their normal healthy selves?
Aug 14, 2017 • 32min
Fun, On Drugs
If most recreational drug users do it because it feels good, why is pleasure always left out of policy conversations about drugs?
Aug 7, 2017 • 35min
Miltown, On Drugs
In this episode of On Drugs, it's the story of a very important drug that you've probably never heard of. The Drug is called Miltown and it changed the world of psychiatric medicine forever.
Aug 5, 2017 • 27min
Extra: Addiction and Rat Park
We explore the topic of drug addiction and how to think about it in this extended interview with Bruce Alexander
Jul 31, 2017 • 32min
War, On Drugs
From berzerkers on mushrooms, to Nazis on meth and Iraq vets on ecstasy, armies and soldiers have used drugs to fight, cope with and recover from war since ancient times.
Jul 31, 2017 • 28min
City, On Drugs
If you want to learn about drug addiction, Vancouver is a good place to start. The city has struggled with opioid abuse nearly as long as it's existed. This episode explores Vancouver's narcotic past and present through the voices of residents struggling
