PODCAST · health
What's the Crack
by Rob Calder, Elle Wadsworth and Lindsey Hines
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 Wadsworth, and Lindsey Hines – want to know: What’s The Crack? By applying their expertise in drug and addiction science to the latest media hot topics, their conversations reveal the complexities behind the headlines.Tweet us @WhatTheCrackPod, and join the discussion #CrackPodIdea. This podcast is funded by the King’s College London Public Engagement Small Grant Scheme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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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 Canada. Together they find out What’s the Crack with substance use among older adults! So, who classifies as an older adult? What substances are…
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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 and their onsite reagent drug testing in the US nightlife community! So, who are DanceSafe and what do they do? Why are people pressing super…
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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’s the crack with the Loop and their successful drug testing in festivals throughout the UK! So, who are the Loop? what is drug testing at…
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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’s the Crack with Transform and their successful work with drug policy in the UK over the past few decades, what country has ‘better’ drug polices,...
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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 book and find out what’s the crack with psychedelics and their link to cognition and language, ayahuasca, the legality of psychedelics and the...
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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, CSSDP. Together they go deep into psychedelics and find out What’s the Crack with the research around psychedelics and mental health, promising…
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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 Liffey’s successful lobby of supervised injection facilities in Ireland and their plans to work towards decriminalisation of drugs in Ireland. So, what...
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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 book, the media’s representation of women and drugs, the language used by the media, and more! So, what was Jenny’s experience with the media? Why…
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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 of “Getting Higher: A Manual of Psychedelic Ceremony”. Together they find out What’s the Crack with Julian’s amazing book, the psychedelics...
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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 Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction. Cool huh? Together, they find out what's the crack with cannabis potency in Europe, the States and...
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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, What’s the Crack with chemsex? Is everyone doing it? What drugs are used in chemsex? Is it most common in MSM? What's PrEP? Why is Elsa from Frozen…
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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 a little bit of cannabis! So, What’s the Crack with tobacco, e-cigarettes and cannabis? Are youth now loving e-cigarettes? Is it better that they...
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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 McMaster University, and Madison Stange and Chanel Larche, from the Gambling Research Lab at University of Waterloo. So, What’s the Crack with…
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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 and Tobacco (SRNT) conference. This episode, Elle talks with a crew from Australia, Germany, UK, and Canada to discuss thoughts and findings at this...
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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 Cesar Leos-Toro, a PhD candidate at the University of Waterloo. Cesar and Elle cover a lot of ground so listen to find out what’s the crack with...
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"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 Amanda to find out what’s the crack with food addiction! So, is it an addiction? Are we just overeating? Can you be addicted to life’s necessity?...
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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 sent a crew to suffer the 30 degree heat and wonderful city of Lisbon on your behalf. This second episode asks what lunch is like, talks about…
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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 Michael’s Hospital, who is also the director of the International Centre for Science in Drug Policy! Join Elle and Dan to find out what’s the…
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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 sent a crew to suffer the 30 degree heat and wonderful city of Lisbon on your behalf. This episode asks whether crack cocaine impairs mind reading...
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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. We discuss the work, research and complexities of this important issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 Neuroscience, King's College London about their experiences making a podcast from first idea to final episode. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See...
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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?!So, how are drugs used in films? Is it accurate? What does a character's drug use say about their personality? Are drugs a way to speed up a story...
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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 prison population. So, what is Spice? Who uses it? Given the choice, would users prefer to use cannabis over spice? Why is it so popular in prisons?…
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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 Spice and its use in the Prison population. It's going to be a good one so please tune back in in a fortnight!Follow us on twitter…
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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 College London about her research and experience working with IPV and drug and alcohol use. We discuss some of the myths, prevalence and patterns of...
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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 College London on his work on the darknet and drug marketplaces (aka cryptomarkets).So, can you buy drugs on the darknet? Who uses the darknet? Is it...
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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 Goetz from the National Addiction Centre on a new trial on crack cocaine dependence. So, is addiction a disease? How do we classify addiction? And...
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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 week Rob, Elle and Lindsey interview Dr Larissa Maier from the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on cognitive enhancers and Dr...
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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 out What’s the Crack? This week Lindsey interviews health economist Sarah Roberts, and Rob and Elle are joined with Dr Sadie Boniface from the...
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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 doesn’t, because he's been temporarily replaced with Dr Amir Englund of the National Addiction Centre, King’s College London! So, what are the...
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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 introduced in the UK? Will these rooms provide free heroin? How can they help people who use heroin? And what is the problem with just injecting heroin on...
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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 to current drug use? And is everyone in clubs taking drugs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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_CalderTwitter: @CalderRob Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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 the idea of abstinence actually come from? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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/profile/Lindsey_HinesTwitter: @LindseyAHines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Elle Wadsworth - Biography
Elle Wadsworth is a researcher at the National Addiction Centre, King's College LondonResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elle_WadsworthTwitter: @ElleShawad Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
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 Wadsworth, and Lindsey Hines – want to know: What’s The Crack? By applying their expertise in drug and addiction science to the latest media hot topics, their conversations reveal the complexities behind the headlines.Tweet us @WhatTheCrackPod, and join the discussion #CrackPodIdea. This podcast is funded by the King’s College London Public Engagement Small Grant Scheme.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Rob Calder, Elle Wadsworth and Lindsey Hines
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