This is a really different episode for me. My Mum died in 2018, soon after I'd posted my second ever video to the internet. She had a horrible final year of life, consumed by anxiety and fear about how she would die, having been diagnosed with an incurable terminal disease. I explore the arguments for and against Assisted Dying, both as a son who cared for his mother through a horrible disease, and as a doctor.

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The BMJ's section on Assisted Dying: https://www.bmj.com/assisted-dying (lots of pieces contained therein)

UK Parliament Briefing https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/POST-PB-0047/POST-PB-0047.pdf

Article about Graham Mansfield https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/22/man-who-killed-his-wife-in-act-of-love-calls-for-assisted-dying-law

Concerns about Canadian slippery slope and social provisions https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/11/canada-cases-right-to-die-laws

Links

Dignity in Dying https://www.dignityindying.org.uk

Assisted Dying Coalition Www.assisteddying.org

https://www.mydeath-mydecision.org.uk

My article that I mentioned about DNR and disability https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/views-from-the-nhs-frontline/2016/may/09/good-death-should-doctors-patients-last-life-goal

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Episode 2 is a special one for me. This is an interview recorded in late 2021 with Professor David Nutt, a man who has been at the forefront of research into psychedelics, cannabis, MDMA, tobacco and alcohol for almost 4 decades. His work is not only fascinating but unbelievably important and could lead to a revolution in how we think about drugs, but more importantly, how we can use them to help people. We also cover politics, policy, history, how challenging undertaking research in this field can be, and more. Thanks for listening!

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References mentioned:

Trial of Psilocybin versus Escitalopram for Depression https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2032994

Self-blinding citizen science to explore psychedelic microdosing https://elifesciences.org/articles/62878

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This is an in-depth interview with scientist, author and expert on longevity science, Dr Andrew Steele. We discuss what ageing even is, whether it should be regarded as a disease, how we differ from other animals, where the research is, what treatments look promising, health and economic policy, and what the future looks like.

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