Wendy Zukerman (Host)

Yeah. If we're finding it in the poop, that's actually a potentially good sign, right? Because we know intuitively we are ingesting it if it's sloughing off food products. But if we're pooing out a bunch of it, that's great. The body's like, I don't want this. So where are you at? How much do you think we need to worry about microplastics in our body and our brain?

Yeah. If we're finding it in the poop, that's actually a potentially good sign, right? Because we know intuitively we are ingesting it if it's sloughing off food products. But if we're pooing out a bunch of it, that's great. The body's like, I don't want this. So where are you at? How much do you think we need to worry about microplastics in our body and our brain?

Uh-huh.

Uh-huh.

All right, Rose, how many citations are in this week's episode?

All right, Rose, how many citations are in this week's episode?

And if people want to read more about this paper and this technique, where should they go?

And if people want to read more about this paper and this technique, where should they go?

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Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Versus. Today on the show, methamphetamine. More and more people in the US are trying it, and it's got this reputation as being one of the scariest and most addictive drugs out there. Is that true? I feel like basically every message that we get about meth is that it's this uniquely dangerous drug, almost in a category of its own.

Hi, I'm Wendy Zuckerman, and you're listening to Science Versus. Today on the show, methamphetamine. More and more people in the US are trying it, and it's got this reputation as being one of the scariest and most addictive drugs out there. Is that true? I feel like basically every message that we get about meth is that it's this uniquely dangerous drug, almost in a category of its own.

Like in this government PSA, you see a normal teenager whose life is ruined by it.

Like in this government PSA, you see a normal teenager whose life is ruined by it.

And that's the idea, right? That meth is so addictive that if you try it just once at a party, you won't be able to stop. And in the meantime, it'll destroy your life. We hear that meth will rot your gums, make your teeth fall out. I mean, ever heard of meth mouth? And even worse, apparently after using meth, your brain will never be the same again.

And that's the idea, right? That meth is so addictive that if you try it just once at a party, you won't be able to stop. And in the meantime, it'll destroy your life. We hear that meth will rot your gums, make your teeth fall out. I mean, ever heard of meth mouth? And even worse, apparently after using meth, your brain will never be the same again.