Spiking - with Dr Lata Gautam

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 about what we mean by drink spiking, what substances are thought to be used, and what a person might experience if their drink is spiked. Lata also describes some of her work exploring what people understand about spiking, and what can be done to try and prevent it from occurring.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-58994755https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqLAAtWw3TQhttps://theconversation.com/drink-spiking-why-so-little-is-still-known-about-this-horrifying-trend-170421 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Om Podcasten

The internet is full of misinformation about recreational drugs - both legal and illegal. Dr Suzi Gage, a psychologist interested in understanding associations between substance use and mental health, tackles one substance per episode - providing information about what we know - the harms, but also potential benefits of these substances. There's no hype, no spin and no judgement, just information. In the first series, she is in conversation with rapper Scroobius Pip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.