Meth Part 2: Full Hog

In part two we take  a deep dive on the role of meth and speed in World War II, followed by its fall from being a widespread popular pick-me-up to being so illegal and feared that whole TV dramas can be made about it. 

Want to ask us how it's going? Send us an email at sidehustlequest@outlook.com. 

Our intro and outro music is by Commuted. Find him at https://commuted.bandcamp.com/

Our art is by Zachary Groombridge. Adapted by our own Kellie Macdonald.

Sources for this episode:

Books

Burling, Alexis. Methamphetamines: Facts and Fiction about Drugs. The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. New York, 2020. 

Kamienski, Lukasz. Shooting Up: A Short History of Drugs and War. Oxford University Press, New York, 2016

Ohler, Norman. Blitzed: Drugs in Nazi Germany. Penguin Books, 2017

Owen, Frank. No Speed Limit: The Highs and Lows of Meth. St. Martin's Press, New York, 2007

Online

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2013/08/15/heres-what-breaking-bad-gets-right-and-wrong-about-the-meth-business/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methamphetamine

https://web.archive.org/web/20130812083225/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/6646180/ns/health-addictions/t/meths-aphrodisiac-effect-adds-drugs-allure/

https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-48041414

http://justlikecooking.blogspot.com/2012/09/methylamine-pseudoscience.html

https://science.howstuffworks.com/meth.htm?srch_tag=m3miot5po3yb5d7u2edtmxiu5yodo5ad

https://www.narconon.org/drug-information/methamphetamine-meth.html