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All Things Substance

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May 31, 2021

What are the benzodiazepines used for anxiety? What’s the difference between them? Are benzodiazepines ever safe?

Ativan, Xanax and Klonopin are some of the most prescribed medications in America. What’s the difference between them? Tune in to this week’s episode of All Things Substance.


May 24, 2021

What are benzodiazepines? How are they used? What are the risks?

Benzodiazepines can feel like a miracle for a person with anxiety. Feeling panicked to feeling ok in a matter of minutes. But there’s more to them than that.  Tune in to this week’s episode of All Things Substance.


May 17, 2021

Is Cocaine dangerous? Are cocaine and crack the same? How popular is cocaine?

Cocaine used to be the drug of the 80’s. Business people and movie stars living large. Cocaine is making a comeback all over the world. In this episode we’ll be talking about cocaine and crack.  Tune in to this week’s episode of All...


May 10, 2021

What is Khat? What is Kratom? Could Kratom help with opiate addiction?

In this episode we’ll be talking about two different plants:  Khat and Kratom. One is a cultural staple in some parts of the world. Another is being proposed as help for opiate addicts, but faces some legal challenges in the United States. Tune in...


May 3, 2021

What are synthetic drugs? Are synthetic drugs legal? Have people really become cannibals from synthetic drugs?

Synthetic drugs were all over the headlines for years. What’s fact and what’s fiction? Are they dangerous or is that just hype? Tune in to this week’s episode of All Things Substance.