Say Why To Drugs
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Talking with your family about drugs - Live at Latitude 2021
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Spiking - with Dr Lata Gautam
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ab...
Maternal Drinking
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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? W...
Drugs and Sex - recorded live at Vault Festival
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 st...
Drug regulation - with Transform
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 con...
Alcohol in pregnancy
21 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 kno...
The Secret Drug Addict
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 i...
Drug Education - with The DSM Foundation
20 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 af...
Say Why To Drugs Book Launch
06 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Say Why To Drugs - The Book!
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 sing...
Drugs and Music, live at Smithdown Road festival
31 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 abou...
Drugs and Music, with Adam Ficek
17 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
CBD, with Dr Amir Englund
03 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Kratom, with Dr Oliver Grundmann
19 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Mescaline, with Mike Jay
05 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
Ask me anything! #2
31 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Researcher Suzi Gage answers a second set of questions that listeners have sent in - topics covered range from discussion of legislation - and how sci...
Ask me anything! #1
17 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Researcher Suzi Gage answers questions that listeners have sent in - topics covered range from whether the podcasts are aimed at teenagers to whether...
E-Cigarettes - UPDATED, with Professor Linda Bauld
03 Jan 2019
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Women and addiction, with Jenny Valentish
20 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage chats to journalist and author Jenny Valentish about her book Woman of Substances. The conversation covers Jenny's own experiences, and h...
How do drugs affect the brain? LIVE with Dr Carl Roberts
06 Dec 2018
Contributed by Lukas
After quite a hiatus, SWTD returns. This live episode was recorded in front of an audience of University of Liverpool Psychology students. Suzi is joi...
Dry January
18 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 3 - Prof. Celia Morgan
14 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Psychedelics at the SSA. Part 2 - Dr. Albert Garcia-Romeu
30 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 S...
Cognitive Enhancers
26 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode Suzi is joined by Dr Carl Roberts, a psychopharmacologist from the University of Liverpool, to chat about cognitive enhancers. W...
Sugar
28 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 esse...
Addiction
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 Lond...
Prescription Opioids
19 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss prescription opioid pain medication, its potential for abuse, and why this might differ between countries. Host...
DMT
05 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 intri...
PCP
23 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Scroobius Pip talks with Dr Suzi Gage about PCP - a drug that has in the past had a lot of media attention due to its purported extreme effects. But w...
Salvia
09 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip talk about salvia, and unusual dissociative psychedelic that has short lasting but quite extreme psychedelic effects. Host...
Benzodiazepines
23 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about a group of synthetic medications called benzodiazepines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...
Hangovers
09 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E-Cigarettes
26 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Khat
12 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Poppers
08 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss poppers, also known as alkyl nitrites, in this episode. And Suzi explains why it's a week late (sorry!) Hosted on ...
Amphetamines
17 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Scroobius PIp and Dr Suzi Gage discuss amphetamines, their harms and potential benefits, and the myths surrounding them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Heroin
03 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss heroin and the evidence surrounding its effects in this episode of Say Why to Drugs Hosted on Acast. See acast....
Caffeine
19 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 11 is a return to the usual format. Scroobius Pip and Dr Suzi Gage sit down and chat caffeine. As well as this, Suzi has some exciting news in...
Bristol Drugs Project
05 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
A bonus episode where Dr Suzi Gage meets with Lydia Davenport and Professor Graeme Henderson, who are involved with Bristol Drugs Project. Hosted on A...
Synthetic Cathinones
21 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Scroobius Pip and Suzi discuss drugs including mephedrone - formerly known as legal highs, these fall under the category of synthetic cathinones. Host...
Synthetic Cannabinoids
07 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about synthetic cannabinoids - substances such as Spice, in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...
Nitrous Oxide
24 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi and Scroobius Pip chat about nitrous oxide, otherwise known as laughing gas, or hippy crack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...
Cocaine
10 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Suzi and Scroobius Pip talk about cocaine in this episode - a substance that can be taken in a number of different forms, and has quite different effe...
Psychedelics
27 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip discuss psychedelics, including LSD, magic mushrooms and DMT. The risks of taking them, but also potential medical bene...
Ketamine
13 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 5, Dr Suzi Gage and Scroobius Pip chat about ketamine. It can be harmful if used frequently, but it's also an extremely useful medication, ...
MDMA
29 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Scroobius Pip and I talk about Ecstasy or MDMA. We talk about the risks, the myths, and some really cool research in to some potential...
Alcohol
15 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 conside...
Tobacco
02 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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 migh...
cannabis
19 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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, whe...
Trailer
16 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
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, bu...