Podcasts by Say Why To Drugs

Talking with your family about drugs - Live at Latitude 2021 from 2021-12-09T00:05:28

A live episode! In front of a lovely crowd at the awesome Latitude Festival, back in July 2021. Suzi Gage headed to Suffolk and was joined by previous SWTD guest Fiona Spargo-Mabbs. Their discus...

Spiking - with Dr Lata Gautam from 2021-11-25T00:01:54

There have been many reports about drink spiking in recent weeks and months. Suzi is joined by Dr Lata Gautam from Anglia Ruskin University to talk about what we mean by drink spiking, what subs...

Maternal Drinking from 2021-11-11T00:01:42

Say Why to Drugs is back, as Suzi emerges bleary eyed from the first year of being a mum, what better time to talk about alcohol use and motherhood? Well, it's even better than that as it's Baby...

Drugs and Sex - recorded live at Vault Festival from 2020-11-19T00:01

A live episode recorded earlier in the year in London at Vault Festival, in association with Child.org. Suzi speaks to Alex Aldridge. Alex is a Phd student at Royal Holloway, researching sex, drugs...

Drug regulation - with Transform from 2020-11-05T00:01

In this episode Suzi talks to James Nicholls, the CEO of an organisation called Transform, who are a think-tank working in drug policy reform. The conversation covers what is meant by various diffe...

Alcohol in pregnancy from 2020-10-21T23:01

We're back (briefly)!! In the first episode of a new little run, Suzi speaks to epidemiologists Dr Kate Fleming and Dr Luisa Zuccolo about what we know about the evidence around the risks of drinki...

The Secret Drug Addict from 2020-03-05T00:01

In this episode Suzi speaks to the Secret Drug Addict - a twitter and instagram user who VICE called 'twitter's most helpful anonymous account'. SDA is incredibly open in this conversation, talk...

Drug Education - with The DSM Foundation from 2020-02-20T00:01

In this episode Dr Suzi Gage is joined by Fiona Spargo-Mabbs and Sarah Birkett from the DSM Foundation. Fiona and her husband set up the foundation after their son Dan died after taking MDMA. Fi...

Say Why To Drugs Book Launch from 2020-02-06T00:01

This episode was recorded live at the Say Why to Drugs book launch at Foyles bookshop, in Bristol, on 24th January 2020. Suzi is in conversation with James Nicholls, the CEO of Transform.

Say Why To Drugs - The Book! from 2020-01-23T00:01

Happy book-day to me! Happy book-day to me! Happy birthday to Say Why To Drugs the booook, Happy book-day to me!

Luckily for you I decided against singing that in the intro to this epi...

Drugs and Music, live at Smithdown Road festival from 2019-07-31T23:01

Recorded earlier this year at Smithdown Road Festival, a free music festival in South Liverpool, this episode sees Suzi chat to a panel of guests about the links between drug use and music. Dr Sall...

Drugs and Music, with Adam Ficek from 2019-07-17T23:01

Adam Ficek is probably best known as the drummer in Pete Docherty's post-Libertines band Babyshambles. But as well as a very successful music career, he's also a trained psychotherapist, and about ...

CBD, with Dr Amir Englund from 2019-07-03T23:01

Cannabidiol, or CBD, is a compound found in cannabis. In recent times it's began to be found on our high streets, available in everything from coffee to ice-cream to vape liquid. It's also been tou...

Kratom, with Dr Oliver Grundmann from 2019-06-19T23:01

Suzi Gage is joined by researcher Dr Oliver Grundmann, from the University of Florida, to talk about kratom - a leaf from the plant Mitragyna speciosa that grows in SE Asia. Is it an opioid? Or cou...

Mescaline, with Mike Jay from 2019-06-05T23:01

Say Why to Drugs returns! In this episode Suzi chats to author Mike Jay about mescaline, arguably the first psychedelic.Jay details the dual history of the substance - found in two types of cacti i...

Ask me anything! #2 from 2019-01-31T00:01

Researcher Suzi Gage answers a second set of questions that listeners have sent in - topics covered range from discussion of legislation - and how scientists can get involved, favourite research fi...

Ask me anything! #1 from 2019-01-17T00:01

Researcher Suzi Gage answers questions that listeners have sent in - topics covered range from whether the podcasts are aimed at teenagers to whether legislation impacts on the ability for scienti...

E-Cigarettes - UPDATED, with Professor Linda Bauld from 2019-01-03T00:01

Suzi chats to Professor Linda Bauld from the University of Edinburgh about e-cigarettes and vaping. Linda provides an update on what's changed in the last 2 years since the first E-Cigarettes episo...

Women and addiction, with Jenny Valentish from 2018-12-20T00:01

Dr Suzi Gage chats to journalist and author Jenny Valentish about her book Woman of Substances. The conversation covers Jenny's own experiences, and how she tackled the scientific literature while ...

How do drugs affect the brain? LIVE with Dr Carl Roberts from 2018-12-06T00:01

After quite a hiatus, SWTD returns. This live episode was recorded in front of an audience of University of Liverpool Psychology students. Suzi is joined by Dr Carl Roberts to discuss all things ab...

Dry January from 2018-01-18T00:01

Suzi Gage speaks to her colleague Professor Matt Field about the phenomenon of Dry January, where people give up alcohol for a month. They talk about whether there may be short- or long-term health...

Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 3 - Prof. Celia Morgan from 2017-12-14T00:01

Here's the third and final installment of interviews recorded at the Society for the Study of Addiction conference in Newcastle earlier this year. In this episode I interview Professor Celia Morgan...

Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 2 - Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu from 2017-11-30T00:01

The second of three podcasts recorded at the Society of the Study of Addiction conference, all on the theme of psychedelic medicine. In this episode Suzi speaks to Dr Albert Garcia-Romeu of Johns H...

Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 1 - Dr. Ben Sessa from 2017-11-16T00:01

The first of three special episodes recorded at the Society for the Study of Addiction conference. All have a psychedelic theme - and particularly the use of psychedelics in medicine. In this episo...

Cognitive Enhancers from 2017-07-26T23:01

In this bonus episode Suzi is joined by Dr Carl Roberts, a psychopharmacologist from the University of Liverpool, to chat about cognitive enhancers. Who's using them? Do they work? What do we know ...

Sugar from 2017-06-28T23:01

Dr Suzi Gage is joined by Dr Charlotte Hardman from the University of Liverpool - an expert on nutrition, to talk about sugar. Is it a drug? It's essential to life but do we eat too much of it?
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Addiction from 2017-06-14T23:01

Welcome back to Say Why to Drugs! In this special episode Suzi speaks to Professor Sir John Strang, head of the Addictions group at Kings College London, about the concept of addiction.

Prescription Opioids from 2017-04-19T23:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss prescription opioid pain medication, its potential for abuse, and why this might differ between countries.

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DMT from 2017-04-05T23:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about DMT - a psychedelic that has been used ritualistically for hundreds of years, which has a mystical and intriguing reputation.

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Benzodiazepines from 2017-02-23T00:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about a group of synthetic medications called benzodiazepines.

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Hangovers from 2017-02-09T00:01

A special episode of Say Why to Drugs, where Dr Suzi Gage talks to hangover researcher Dr Sally Adams from the University of Bath about why we feel so wretched the day after a heavy drinking sessio...

E-Cigarettes from 2017-01-26T00:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about e-cigarettes - the scientific evidence around them, and why it might be that they've been so divisive in the academic community. For further reading listen...

Khat from 2017-01-12T00:01

After a short festive (and moving house) break, Say Why to Drugs is back. Suzi and Scroobius Pip chat about khat, a leaf that's chewed to give a mild stimulant effect

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Amphetamines from 2016-11-17T00:01

Scroobius PIp and Dr Suzi Gage discuss amphetamines, their harms and potential benefits, and the myths surrounding them.

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Bristol Drugs Project from 2016-10-05T23:01

A bonus episode where Dr Suzi Gage meets with Lydia Davenport and Professor Graeme Henderson, who are involved with Bristol Drugs Project.

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Synthetic Cathinones from 2016-09-21T23:01

Scroobius Pip and Suzi discuss drugs including mephedrone - formerly known as legal highs, these fall under the category of synthetic cathinones.

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Synthetic Cannabinoids from 2016-09-07T23:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about synthetic cannabinoids - substances such as Spice, in this episode.

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Alcohol from 2016-06-15T23:01

Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss booze on this episode, the drug of choice in the UK and elsewhere. Although its legal, and often barely considered as a drug, it's by no means a safe substanc...

Tobacco from 2016-06-02T05:00

In episode two of Say Why to Drugs, Suzi and Scroobius Pip chat about tobacco - the effects of it, what harms there are from using it, whether it might have any benefits, and whether many of the my...

cannabis from 2016-05-19T05:00

In the first episode of Say Why to Drugs, Suzi and Scroobius Pip chat about cannabis - the effects of it, what harms there might be from using it, whether it might have any benefits, and whether ma...

Trailer from 2016-05-16T06:00

Say Why to Drugs launches this Thursday 19th May. It's a series of podcasts where Dr Suzi Gage discusses the harms of different recreational drugs, but also whether they might have potential medica...