cover of episode Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 1)

Why'd I take speed for twenty years? (Part 1)

2023/10/27
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The episode explores the history and rapid rise in popularity of prescription stimulants in America, focusing on the personal journey of the host who took these drugs for 20 years to manage ADHD and later questioned their use.

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One of the millions of millennials given prescription stimulants to treat ADHD decides to quit. And afterwards wonders -- how did these drugs becomes so popular, so fast? This week, the story of amphetamine's birth, life, death, and rebirth in America. (Methylphenidates, too.)

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