Professor David Nutt has spent a career making the argument for a rational, evidence-based approach to drug policy and drug use. The scientific evidence still challenges perceived wisdom on drugs and for that reason can appear to be contentious. In this podcast, the Professor explores the actual harms and potential benefits of various drugs, challenging myths surrounding classification and legislation, and exploring the societal impact of poorly informed drug policy. Using evidence in public policy should not be controversial. A podcast for anyone interested in understanding the scientific truth about drugs, free from political or moral concern.
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episode 69: 69. Amphetamine, Heroin and Cocaine with Prof Aldo Badiani
Professor Badiani received his doctoral degree in Medicine and Surgery from Sapienza University of Rome and carried out post-doctoral research in Italy (CNR), Canada (CSBN), and USA (University of Michigan) to then return to Sapienza University Medical School as Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology, progressing to the rank of Full Professor in 2008. At Sapienza he also served as Associate Chief Physician in the Drug Addiction unit of the University Hospital. Additionally, he has been President of the European Behavioural Pharmacology Society (EBPS) from 2011 to 2013.
Professor Badiani conducts research in the field of drug addiction with the focus on the role of environmental factors in determining individual vulnerability to drug addiction in both humans and animals. In this episode of Drug Science podcast you’ll learn about the most recent research on the science of drug addiction from a leading expert in the field.
Jane Stewart
Dopamine
Terry Robinson
Cocaine
Amphetamine
Drug sensitization (reverse tolerance)
Psychotomimetism
Psychosis
Incentive sensitization theory of addiction
Kent C Berridge
Morphine
Heroin
Adrenal gland
Huda Akil
Striatum
Nucleus accumbens
Frontal cortex
Opiate
Psychostimulant
Naloxone precipitated withdrawal increases dopamine release in the dorsal striatum of opioid dependent men
Russell’s Circumplex Models
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