Defining medical cannabis with Myfanwy Graham
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Myfanwy Graham, a Postgraduate Scholar at Monash Univ...
Health claims about US cannabis products with Tim Mackey and Doug Roehler
28 Nov 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Tim Mackey and Dr Doug Roehler. Tim is a professor in...
A smartphone app for reducing alcohol use with Joshua Garfield
21 Nov 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Joshua Garfield, a research fellow at Monash Universit...
What wastewater reveals about drug use in Hanoi, Vietnam with Phong Thai
14 Nov 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Phong Thai, an Associate Professor at Queensland Alli...
MDMA, anxiety, and depression with Zachary Bryant
31 Oct 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Zachary Bryant, a PhD candidate at the Matilda Centre for ...
Retention in buprenorphine treatment with Albert Burgess-Hull
24 Oct 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Albert Burgess-Hull, the Scientific Director of SUDx ...
What works for treating cannabis use disorder with Monika Halicka
17 Oct 2025
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In this episode, Dr Chloe Burke talks to Dr Monika Halicka, a Senior Research Associate at the Brist...
Genetic influence in addiction with Wei Deng
19 Sep 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Wei Deng, an assistant professor from McMaster Univers...
Nonmedical and medical ketamine use with Owen Bowden-Jones and Arun Sahai
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth speaks to Professor Owen Bowden-Jones from Central North-West Lon...
Correcting misperceptions about vaping with Katie East
29 Aug 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Dr Katie East, an Associate Professor in Public Health wit...
Caregiver alcohol use and child maltreatment with June Leung
22 Aug 2025
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In this episode, Dr Zoe Swithenbank speaks to Dr June Leung, a senior researcher at the SHORE and Wh...
Access to recreational cannabis in Switzerland with Lavinia Baltes
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Dr Lavinia Baltes, Head of Research at the Clinic for Psyc...
Questionable generalisability of the AUDIT-C with Danilo Romero
01 Aug 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Dr Danilo Romero, a licensed clinical psychologist at the ...
Personalised feedback interventions with Marilyn Piccirillo, Katherine Walukevich-Dienst, and Elizabeth Lehinger
25 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to: Dr Marilyn Piccirillo from the Department of Psychiatry a...
Hidden populations in household surveys on smoking prevalence with Emma Beard
06 Jun 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim speaks to Dr Emma Beard, a lecturer in statistics and quantitative ...
Publishing qualitative research in addiction with Jo Neale and Brian Kelly
30 May 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth speaks to Professor Joanne Neale from the Addictions Department a...
Identifying alcohol use disorder with James MacKillop
16 May 2025
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In this episode, Dr Tsen Vei Lim talks to Dr James MacKillop, a clinical psychologist and professor ...
Adolescent substance use in Africa with Sandra Jumbe and Chris Newby
17 Apr 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth speaks to Dr Sandra Jumbe from the School of Social and Health Sc...
Nitazenes in wastewater with Richard Bade
11 Apr 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Richard Bade from Queensland Alliance for Environment...
Communicating public health research with Sarah Jackson, Martin Jarvis and Robert West
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to three generations of tobacco/nicotine researchers: Dr Sa...
Psychedelics to manage opioid use with Noa Krawczyk
28 Feb 2025
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Noa Krawczyk from the Department of Population Health...
Alcohol and the pleasure of intoxication with James Nicholls
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr James Nicholls from the University of Stirling about ...
Young people and disposable e-cigarettes with David Hammond
08 Aug 2024
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In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Professor David Hammond about vaping. They discuss policy...
Opioids, cancer and mortality with Aleksi Hamina
18 Jul 2024
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In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Aleksi Hamina from the Norwegian centre for addiction research...
Cannabis potency and psychotic experiences with Lindsey Hines
06 Jun 2024
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In this episode, Dr Rob Calder talks to Dr Lindsey Hines about her study using longitudinal data to ...
Cannabis use in the US with Jonathan Caulkins
22 May 2024
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In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Professor Jonathan Caulkins about self-reported cannabis ...
Integrated care vans with Kathleen Page
09 May 2024
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In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Kathleen Page about her evaluation of an integrated care van ...
Smoking and abdominal obesity with Germán Carrasquilla
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rob Calder talks to Dr Germán Carrasquilla about his study assessing whether smokin...
Benzodiazepines and treatment with Adam Bakker, Michael Liebrenz and Alexander Smith
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Adam Bakker, Professor Michael Liebrenz and Dr Alexander Smith...
Contingency management with Gabriela Khazanov, James, McKay and Richard Rawson
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ben Scher talks to Dr Gabriela Khazanov, Professor James McKay and Professor Richar...
Xylazine, heroin and drug markets with Caroline Copeland
09 Apr 2024
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In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Caroline Copeland about her work analysing drug death data to ...
Synthetic opioid production in Europe with Paul Griffiths
04 Apr 2024
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In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Paul Griffiths about synthetic drug production in Europe...
Alcohol-free drinks in the US with Molly Bowdring
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr Merve Mollaahmetoglu talks to Dr Molly Bowdring about her recent article on the i...
Gambling advertising with Philip Newall
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob Calder talks to Dr Philip Newall about how the gambling industry frames the evi...
Addiction and definitions with Robert West
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Zoe Swithenbank talks to Professor Robert West about his work on ontologies within a...
Nitrous oxide, addiction and substance use disorder with Sammie Back and Emese Kroon
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Sammie Back and Emese Kroon about nitrous oxide. The disc...
Pregnancy and opioids with Jerry Cochran
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Professor Gerald (Jerry) Cochran about his article based on a ran...
Minimum unit pricing and road traffic accidents with Francesco Manca
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Rob Calder talks to Francesco Manca about his research on Scotland's Minimum Unit Pr...
Mental health and social care with Amy O'Donnell and Kat Jackson
21 Nov 2023
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In this episode, Zoe Swithenbank talks to Drs Amy O'Donnell and Kat Jackson about their recent study...
Smoking cessation trials with Zoe Swithenbank
26 Oct 2023
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In this episode, Rob Calder talks to Zoe Swithenbank about her recent article looking at how to impr...
Drug Consumption rooms with Laurence Lalanne
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Professor Laurence Lalanne about drug consumption rooms and the r...
Drug consumption rooms with Marie Jauffret-Roustide
18 Oct 2023
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In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Marie Jauffret-Roustide about drug consumption rooms and the r...
Drones delivering Naloxone with Caroline Copeland, Patrick Courtney and Paul Royall
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob Calder talks to Drs Caroline Copeland, Patrick Courtney and Paul Royall about t...
Canadian low-risk drinking guidelines
05 Oct 2023
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In this episode Dr Merve Mollaametoglu talks to Dr Catherine Paradis director of health promotion an...
Social media and alcohol with Brandon Cheng
26 Sep 2023
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Dr Elle Wadsworth talks here to Brandon Cheng about his research on social media posting and drinkin...
Cannabis, sport and anti-doping regulations with Tom Hudzik
21 Sep 2023
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In this episode Dr Rob Calder talks to Dr Thomas Hudzik about his work with the World Anti Doping Ag...
Fentanyl, poly-substance use and the US opioid epidemic with Joseph Friedman
13 Sep 2023
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Ben Scher talks to Dr Joseph Friedman about his research on fentanyl overdoses. Joseph explains the ...
Vaping and smoking cessation with Vassilis Sideropoulos
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder talks to Vassilis Sideropoulos about a recent paper on the role of vaping products in smo...
Overdose risk, opioid agonists and other medications with Eleni Domzaridou
17 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder talks to Dr Eleni Domzaridou about her recent article on the risk of overdose among peopl...
Methamphetamine, psychosis and family history with Rebecca McKetin
10 Aug 2023
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In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Rebecca McKetin about her recent article looking the relations...
Hallucinogen use, young adults and monitoring the future with Katherine Keyes
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Katherine Keyes about her study examining changes to ...
Perspectives on gambling from 1561 with Louise Nadeau
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Professor Louise Nadeau about her recent article anaysing the con...
Risk of bias in tobacco cessation trials with Jamie Hartmann-Boyce
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chloe Burke talks to Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce about new guidance from the Cochrane T...
Cannabis legalisation in Canada with Janni Leung
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Elle Wadsworth talks to Dr Janni Leung about her work on a systematic review of ...
Bacterial infections and social determinants of health with Thomas Brothers
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ben Scher talks to Dr Thomas Brothers about his qualitative systematic review lookin...
Cannabis and apps with Marleen Olthof and Matthijs Blankers
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Rob Calder talks to Marleen Olthof and Dr Matthijs Blankers about their research in...
Long-acting buprenorphine with Jo Neale
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Joanne Neale talks to Addiction Audio about her latest research into how people feel durin...
Smoking and Ecological Momentary Assessment with Olga Perski
10 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Perski explains the evolution of Ecological Momentry Assessment (EMA) studies and how they have b...
The acute effects of cannabis with Will Lawn
05 Apr 2023
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Rob talks to Dr Will Lawn about his research into the acute effects of cannabis on young people and ...
Heated tobacco products and nomenclature with Katie East
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dr Katherine East talks about her recent article on heated tobacco product use. Whe...
The rise of disposable vaping products with Harry Tattan-Birch
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Harry Tattan-Birch talks about his recent article on the increased popularity of di...
Highly processed foods and addiction with Ashley Gearhardt
05 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Addiction Audio, Rob Talks to Dr Ashley Gearhardt from the University of Michigan...
Substance use among refugees with Ebtesam Saleh
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Addiction Audio, Rob talks to Ebtesam Saleh a Doctoral student at the Charite uni...
Racial equity, research and the SRNT taskforce with Mignonne Guy and Megan Piper
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Addiction Audio, Drs Mignonne Guy and Megan Piper talk about their work on the ra...
Ontologies and tobacco, nicotine and vaping products with Sharon Cox
08 Sep 2022
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In this episode we talk to Dr Sharon Cox about developing an ontology around nicotine and tobacco pr...
Opioid agonist treatment, drug related deaths and dynamic models with Matt Hickman
14 Aug 2022
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In this episode, Professor Matt Hickman talks about using population modelling to identify the popul...
Cannabis use and bipolar disorder with Alexander Denissoff
30 Jun 2022
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In this episode Dr Alexander Denissoff talks about his recent research into the potential associatio...
Gambling, risk-taking and alcohol with Tori Horn
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tori Horn from the University of Memphis talks about her recent systematic review o...
Brief interventions, emergency departments, and alcohol with Paolo Deluca
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Addiction Audio podcast, Dr Paolo Deluca talks about his recent research on u...
Drug checking services with Nazlee Maghsoudi
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Addiction Audio, Nazlee Maghsoudi talks about her recent publication “Drug chec...
Drinking patterns during lockdown with Iain Hardie
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Iain Hardie talks to Addiction Audio about his research into alcohol use changes during lockdown....
Pre-registration with John Marsden
16 Mar 2022
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In this episode of Addiction Audio, Professor John Marsden talks about the role of pre-registration ...
ADHD and maternal substance use with Elis Haan
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Elis Haan talks to Dr Rob Calder about ADHD and maternal substance use. She discusses her recent ...
JITAIs and using smartphones to prevent lapse with Olga Perskie
27 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder talks to Dr Olga Perski about her recent research on just-in-time adaptive interventions ...
Mental imagery and cocaine craving with John Marsden
20 Oct 2021
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Rob Calder talks to Professor John Marsden about cocaine cravings. Professor Marsden discusses the l...
Drug treatment commissioning and market mechanisms with Alison Ritter
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Alison Ritter talks about her recent paper “Are market mechanisms associated with alcoho...
The Paper Authoring Tool (PAT) with Robert West
14 Sep 2021
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Rob Calder talks to Professor Robert West about the Paper Authoring Tool (PAT). Professor West talks...
Cannabis, opioids and the gateway hypothesis with Jack Wilson
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Wilson talks to Rob Calder about his recent systematic review and meta-analysis on whether cann...
Cannabis, schizophrenia and genetics with Emma Johnson
14 Jun 2021
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Dr Emma Johnson talks to Rob Calder about shared genetic liabilities for cannabis use disorder and s...
Pay for Performance funding and emergency hospital admissions with Thomas Mason
01 Jun 2021
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Rob Calder talks to Dr Thomas Mason about his research on pay for performance models of addiction tr...
Vaping and smoking cessation with Máirtín McDermott and Leonie Brose
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder talks to Dr Máirtín McDermott and Dr Leonie Brose about their research into the effecti...
Alcohol attributable mortality in the Americas with Maristela Monteiro
12 Apr 2021
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Rob Calder talks to Dr Maristela Monteiro about deaths in the Americas between 2013 and 2015 that we...
Social norms and smoking behaviour with Katie East
08 Apr 2021
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Rob Calder speaks to Dr Katie East about her research into social norms in relation to smoking behav...
Heroin use and general population surveys with Jon Caulkins
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder speaks to Professor Jon Caulkins about his Addiction Opinion & Debate article discuss...
Alcohol policy and gender with Petra Meier
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder speaks to Professor Petra Meier about her research using computer modelling to estimate h...
Online search behaviour and minimum unit pricing
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Calder speaks to Professor David Leon about his research into on-line search behaviour as minimu...
Data collection methods with Richard Miech
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Gage talks to Professor Richard Miech about his paper exploring the impact of a change in the M...
Cannabis use and the brain with Janna Cousijn
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Gage talks to Janna Cousijn about her paper on the long term consequences of cannabis use for t...
Professor Robert West
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Marsden talks to Robert West about his time as Editor-in-Chief of Addiction Hosted on Acast. Se...
Changes in cannabis with Tom Freeman
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Gage speaks to Dr. Tom Freeman, director of the Addiction and Mental Health Group at the Univer...
Reefer Madness with Wayne Hall
02 Oct 2020
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Suzi Gage talkes to Wayne Hall about his analysis of the film Reefer Madness for the Addiction Class...
Addiction News with Rob Calder
25 Jun 2020
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Suzi talks to Dr Rob Calder about Addiction News and COVID-19 addiction news from across the globe. ...
Smoking and COVID-19 with Olga Perski
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage talks to Dr Olga Perski about evidence around the relationship between smoking and COVID-1...
GHB with Shalini Arunogiri
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage interviews Shalini Arunogiri about her research on GHB-related harmsThe research can be fo...
Characteristics of English smokers with Claire Garnett
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage interviews Dr Claire Garnett about her research exploring changes in smoking and quitting ...
Global Drug Survey with Adam Winstock
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage interviews Adam Winstock about the Global Drug SurveyGlobal Drug Survey's website is here:...
Incentives for alcohol screening in primary care with Amy O'Donnell
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage interviews Amy O'Donnell about her research on the impact of introducing and then withdraw...
Vaping and deaths in USA with Robert West
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage talks to Robert West about recent US reports of deaths linked to e-cigarette use. Hosted o...
Addiction music and psychotherapy with Adam Ficek
03 May 2020
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Suzi Gage discusses addiction, music and psychotherapy with musician and psychotherapist Adam Ficek....
Submitting an article to Addiction with Robert West and Keith Humphreys
03 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Editor-in-Chief Robert West and Regional Editor for the Americas Keith Humphreys discuss the journal...