What's the Crack
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What's the Crack
Barely a week goes by without legal highs, binge drinking, or the latest celebrity rehab hitting the headlines. But have you ever wondered what the facts are behind drug and addiction news stories? Three researchers from the National Addiction Centre at King’s College London – Rob Calder, Elle Wadsw...
Recent Episodes
37 episodes
Substance Use in Older Adults
Hello everyone! This week Elle is joined with Chris Perlman and Eunice Indome, a Professor and a Masters Student from the University of Waterloo in Ca...
DanceSafe (with Mitchell Gomez)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Mitchell Gomez, the Executive Director of DanceSafe. Together they find out what’s the crack with DanceSafe...
The Loop (with Henry Fisher)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Henry Fisher, partner of Hanway Associates and the senior chemist of the Loop. Together they find out what’...
UK Drug Policy (with Steve Rolles)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Steve Rolles, the Senior Policy Analyst from Transform Drug Policy Foundation. Together they find out What’...
Ayahuasca (with Rev. Danny Nemu)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Reverend Danny Nemu, a hypnotherapist, and author of Neuro-Apocalypse. Together they talk about Danny’s new...
Psychedelics with the CSSDP
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Will Bastedo, the Director/Co-director of the Toronto Chapter of Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy...
Drug Policy in Ireland (with Tony Duffin)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Tony Duffin, the CEO of the Ana Liffey Drug Project. Together they find out What’s the Crack with Ana Liffe...
Drugs, Women, and the Media (with Jenny Valentish)
Hi everyone! This week Elle is joined with Jenny Valentish, the author of Woman of Substances! Together they find out What’s the Crack with her new bo...
Psychedelics: Getting Higher (with Julian Vayne)
Eyup listeners! Have you been waiting for an episode on psychedelics? Don’t worry, it’s here! This week Elle is joined with Julian Vayne, the author o...
Cannabis Potency
HI ALL! This week Elle is talking with Dr Tom Freeman from the National Addiction Centre in London but who is currently in Lisbon at the European Moni...
Chemsex
Hello, bonjour, hola. This week Elle is joined with Dr Adam Bourne from La Trobe University in Melbourne to learn and talk about chemsex!
So, Wh...
Tobacco, E-cigarettes & Cannabis
Eyup! This week Elle is joined with Danielle Smith from Roswell Park and the University of Buffalo, United States to discuss tobacco, e-cigarettes and...
Gambling
EYUP! We are back with Elle in Canada! This week Elle is discussing all things gambling and is joined with three researchers: Candice Graydon from McM...
On location: Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco Conference
In February 2018, the best of all Tobacco, Nicotine and E-cigarette researchers gathered in Baltimore, U.S. for the Society for Research on Nicotine a...
Cannabis Legalization in Canada
Happy new year! July 2018 is approaching fast, which means Canada is soon to legalize the non-medical use of cannabis! This week Elle is talking with...
"Food Addiction"
We are back with Elle in Waterloo, Canada! This week Elle is talking with Amanda Raffoul, a PhD student from the University of Waterloo. Join Elle and...
Lisbon Addictions Part 2
In late October 2017 the great and the good of addictions policy and research gathered in Lisbon to discuss all things addictions. What's the Crack se...
Injecting Drug Use: An Episode with Dr Dan Werb
This week we are in Toronto, Canada! Elle has made the move to Ontario, and is beginning the What’s the Crack Canadian series with Dr Dan Werb from St...
What's the Crack on location: Lisbon Addictions - pt 1
In late October 2017 the great and the good of addictions policy and research gathered in Lisbon to discuss all things addictions. What's the Crack se...
Extra Crack - an interview with Dr Gail Gilchrist
To follow up on the intimate partner violence podcast Rob interviews Dr Gail Gilchrist about her work with perpetrators of intimate partner violence....
What's The Crack - Making a Podcast
Not a regular episode of What's The Crack, but a recording of a presentation by the WTC team at The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscien...
Drug Use in Films
This week is the final week with Rob, Elle and Lindsey as a team! So their end of term special is to find out What's the Crack with Drug Use in Films?...
Spice
This week Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack with Spice? Dr Nicky Kalk joins the team in a discussion about Spice and its use in the pris...
Be Right Back!
Hey What's the Crack listeners! We are missing an episode due to various circumstances, but we will be back on the 30th of May with our new episode on...
Intimate Partner Violence and Drug Use
This week, Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out what's the crack with Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and drug use. They talk to Karen Bailey from King's Co...
The Darknet
This week Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack with the darknet? Elle interviews Daniel Moore from the War Studies departments at King’s Co...
What is Addiction?
The question on everyone’s lips…. what is addiction? Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack with addiction? This week Elle interviews Camille...
Human Enhancement Drugs
Want to be a better you? A stronger you? A smarter you? Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack with steroids and cognitive enhancements! This...
Minimum Unit Pricing
After years in the courts, it looks like Scotland will be implementing the alcohol policy 'Minimum Unit Pricing' (MUP) and Rob, Elle and Lindsey find...
Cannabis Legalisation
As more countries and jurisdictions are relaxing their laws around cannabis, Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack? Although Rob technically...
Drug Consumption Rooms
As drug consumption rooms get the go-ahead in the UK and Seattle, Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What’s the Crack? Why are they only now being introdu...
Fabric Nightclub, London
Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What's the Crack with the London nightclub, Fabric. Why did it close? On what grounds did it reopen? How does this link...
Rob Calder - Biography
Rob Calder is a PhD student at the National Addiction Centre, King's College London. ResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Robert...
Dry January and Temporary Abstinence
Rob, Elle and Lindsey find out What's the Crack with Dry January and temporary abstinence, asking who’s doing it? Is it good for us? And where does th...
Elle Wadsworth - Biography
Elle Wadsworth is a researcher at the National Addiction Centre, King's College LondonResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elle_...
Lindsey Hines - Biography
Lindsey Hines is a post-doctoral researcher at the National Addiction Centre, King's College LondonResearch Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net...
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Barely a week goes by without legal highs, binge drinking, or the latest celebrity rehab hitting the headlines. But have you ever wondered what the fa...