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2008-10-04 Wakey Wakey! The many lives of amphetamine

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from All in the Mind

external site | Download | Recommend | Fri, 03 Oct 2008 14:00

The 1929 discovery of amphetamine heralded the dawn of the age of Speed -- a drug with an extraordinary and triumphant career. The first modern antidepressant, a powerful prop in warfare, a diet pill, a devastating illicit drug -- now reincarnated as a treatment for ADHD. Historian of science Nicolas Rasmussen unearths the making of modern medicine, Big Pharma, and a humble stimulant.