{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Drug Science Podcast","title":"98. The Merseyside Experiment with John Marks","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/5d9d8050\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1748,"description":"In this week's episode, we feature John Marks, an Addiction Psychologist who spearheaded the Merseyside experiment in northwest England from 1982 to 1995. Throughout this 13-year period, Marks fearlessly operated clinics in Liverpool, basing his practice on the long-term maintenance prescribing of opiates to opiate users.\nThe high media profile of his work, set against the backdrop of febrile local politics in Liverpool, brought immense political pressure. This pressure eventually led to the closure of the clinics.\n\nTune in to this episode as John Marks shares his first-hand experiences, recounting the challenges, triumphs, and controversies surrounding his work on the experiment. He provides insights into the intricacies of the UK's drug laws and discusses their impact on his experiment.\nAlcohol \nheroin\n\nMisuse of drugs act 1971\n\nThe ‘Classic paper’ – The North Wind and the Sun\n\nAccidy, Addiction and the Prohibition\n\nElectroencephalographic Correlates of Psychometry\n\nEEG and Psychometry\n\nThe Cartesian Bridge: On the Psychology of Consciousness and the Psychopathology of Addiction and Schizophrenia\n\nNorth wind and the sun\n\nCounty lines\n\nSupport the podcast","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_9zCPWqg8qEZMbGPRHXpyfEoB-tp-Loq_USjII37f7A/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzE4MjI3LzE2MTgz/MDc3MDYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}