Wendy Zukerman (Host)

Like there's therapy, CBT for meth, where you teach people coping strategies around cravings.

Like there's therapy, CBT for meth, where you teach people coping strategies around cravings.

What's one tip?

What's one tip?

There's also these pretty cool programs out there that will give people a bit of money when they can show that they haven't been using meth. And that has been found to help. And researchers are also looking into medications that we could use here. Like, you know how we use methadone to help people with opioid addiction or nicotine patches for nicotine addiction?

There's also these pretty cool programs out there that will give people a bit of money when they can show that they haven't been using meth. And that has been found to help. And researchers are also looking into medications that we could use here. Like, you know how we use methadone to help people with opioid addiction or nicotine patches for nicotine addiction?

Well, one of the things that Krista is currently researching is ADHD medication, right? Not meth, but a drug called Lisdex amphetamine. And their early research is showing that it really could help some people use less meth. As we were wrapping up, I asked Krista, do you think that meth has earned its reputation as one of the scariest drugs out there?

Well, one of the things that Krista is currently researching is ADHD medication, right? Not meth, but a drug called Lisdex amphetamine. And their early research is showing that it really could help some people use less meth. As we were wrapping up, I asked Krista, do you think that meth has earned its reputation as one of the scariest drugs out there?

Do you know current working title for this episode is Meth, the Most Misunderstood Drug? Oh, well done. Love getting an A plus from a scientist. So when it comes to science versus math... Is it the most misunderstood drug? Well, I had thought that meth was this uniquely hyper addictive drug that was terrible for your brain and even rotted your teeth.

Do you know current working title for this episode is Meth, the Most Misunderstood Drug? Oh, well done. Love getting an A plus from a scientist. So when it comes to science versus math... Is it the most misunderstood drug? Well, I had thought that meth was this uniquely hyper addictive drug that was terrible for your brain and even rotted your teeth.

You know, it can be fun, but also, particularly if you take a lot of it, it can have some pretty nasty consequences. You want to be careful here. I don't know if I'd try it. Probably not.

You know, it can be fun, but also, particularly if you take a lot of it, it can have some pretty nasty consequences. You want to be careful here. I don't know if I'd try it. Probably not.

This episode has 114 citations in it. So if you want to read more about anything that I've said on the show or you're curious, then you can find these citations by looking in the show notes and then there's a link to a transcript. And you click on that transcript and then you'll see where we basically get our information from.

This episode has 114 citations in it. So if you want to read more about anything that I've said on the show or you're curious, then you can find these citations by looking in the show notes and then there's a link to a transcript. And you click on that transcript and then you'll see where we basically get our information from.

If you want to let me know what you thought of the episode, I would love to hear from you. I'm on TikTok at Wendy Zuckerman is how you can find me. Science Versus is on Instagram, science underscore VS. So come and say hello. And for all of you folks who saw that call out on Instagram saying that I was looking for people to talk to about their meth use and you were up for a chat.

If you want to let me know what you thought of the episode, I would love to hear from you. I'm on TikTok at Wendy Zuckerman is how you can find me. Science Versus is on Instagram, science underscore VS. So come and say hello. And for all of you folks who saw that call out on Instagram saying that I was looking for people to talk to about their meth use and you were up for a chat.

I just want to say thank you so much. It was so lovely chatting with all of you and I just really appreciate that you took the time to talk to me. Thank you. And if you are struggling with your drug use and maybe you want to change your relationship with the drugs that you're using, we're going to put some resources in our show notes. Thank you.

I just want to say thank you so much. It was so lovely chatting with all of you and I just really appreciate that you took the time to talk to me. Thank you. And if you are struggling with your drug use and maybe you want to change your relationship with the drugs that you're using, we're going to put some resources in our show notes. Thank you.

Thanks to all of the researchers that I spoke to for this episode, including Dr. Heather Barkholz, Professor Nadine Ezzard, Dr. Nicole Lee, Dr. Samantha Brooks, Dr. Steph Kershaw, Professor Stephen Shoptor, Dr. Susan Calcaterra, Professor Harriet DeWitt, and Professor Edith London. A special thanks to the Zuckerman family and Joseph LaBelle Wilson. Science Versus is a Spotify Studios original.

Thanks to all of the researchers that I spoke to for this episode, including Dr. Heather Barkholz, Professor Nadine Ezzard, Dr. Nicole Lee, Dr. Samantha Brooks, Dr. Steph Kershaw, Professor Stephen Shoptor, Dr. Susan Calcaterra, Professor Harriet DeWitt, and Professor Edith London. A special thanks to the Zuckerman family and Joseph LaBelle Wilson. Science Versus is a Spotify Studios original.