July 4, 2025

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

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

Have We Been Thinking About A.D.H.D. All Wrong? by Paul Tough

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