Drugs

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Drugs.

Video playlists about Drugs

New thoughts on addiction

These talks take a new, fresh perspective while exploring the epidemic of addiction.

What you need to know about medicine

A lot happens behind the scenes before medicine gets to you. Get a deeper understanding of the drugs and vaccines you may use with these compelling facts and figures.

Talks about Drugs

Judy Grisel

What causes addiction, and why is it so hard to treat?

Paul Hudson and Lindsay Levin

Leadership in the age of AI

Hilde Stenuit

How new drugs could come from space

Amy Baxter

How to hack your brain when you're in pain

Matt Walker

How to deal with your insomnia -- and finally get to sleep

Yasmin Hurd

Could CBD help opioid users overcome addiction?

Katherine Eban

A dose of reality about generic drugs

Gerry Wright

How can we solve the antibiotic resistance crisis?

Jean-Manuel Izaret

A new Netflix-style pricing model that could make medical treatments affordable for all

Céline Valéry

The dangers of mixing drugs

Rick Doblin

The future of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy

Virginia Wotring

How I built a first aid kit for astronauts

Rebecca Brachman

A new class of drug that could prevent depression and PTSD

Boris Hesser

A grassroots healthcare revolution in Africa

Jan Rader

In the opioid crisis, here's what it takes to save a life

Alexander Belcredi

How a long-forgotten virus could help us solve the antibiotics crisis

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Exclusive articles about Drugs

9 eye-opening facts about antibiotic resistance — and 1 hopeful approach to overcoming it

Imagine, for a moment, living in a world where getting a cut could be life-threatening. That’s exactly what would happen if our antibiotics lose their ability to treat bacterial infections. Learn more about antibiotic resistance in bacteria and what Jim Collins and his team at MIT are doing to identify effective new drugs.

Posted Jul 2020

Could the key to fighting antibiotic resistance in humans be found in the blood of the deadly Komodo dragon?

Bacterial infections that are resistant to treatment by our existing antibiotics are a huge threat to human health -- and an enormous challenge for medicine. Scientists are exploring one fascinating line of research: compounds modeled after those found in the blood of the fearsome Komodo dragon.

Posted Oct 2019

Could psychedelic drugs treat PTSD and depression? A Q&A with Rick Doblin

For decades, research into drugs like LSD, MDMA and psilocybin was banned. Now it's time to shed our old fears and fully investigate their potential for treatments that could benefit people with PTSD, depression, substance abuse, and more, says psychedelics expert Rick Doblin.

Posted Jul 2019

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