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09.12.2025

Lecture talk with Dr. Peter Imming

Drugs – our society's means of escape?

The case of drugs – our society's means of escape?

Lecture Hall 6, UZA II

Vienna

The lecture will introduce new and old drugs – what they can do, how they harm, what ‘paradises’ one can expect from them, and what alternatives there are. Followed by discussion.

The case of drugs – our society's escape route?

A pharmacist investigates.

Drugs have arrived in the mainstream of society. Cocaine costs little more than a beer. Fentanyl – actually a medicine – is replacing heroin as an opioid.

How did this happen? Drugs: they represent money, intoxication, the pursuit of new experiences, and the decline of the soul and body. The lecture will introduce new and old drugs – what they can do, how they cause harm, what ‘paradise’ they promise, and what alternatives exist. Followed by a discussion.

Speaker: Dr. Prof. Imming was head of the Institute of Pharmaceutical/Medical Chemistry and Clinical Pharmacy at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg until 2025.