On the American drug binge. Forget all the stereotypes – drug use is no longer confined to particular subcultures. US Americans are taking world-historic levels of drugs. Benjamin Fong tells us about his new book, Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge, which covers everything from morphine to mushrooms, SSRIs to speed, caffeine to cocaine. Ultimately, is all this drug-taking about reckless abandon, or about control? For more, go to patreon.com/bungacast Subscribe to Damage Magazine Links:
- Building Big Things, Damage Magazine, Issue 1
- Quick Fixes: Drugs in America from Prohibition to the 21st Century Binge, Benjamin Y. Fong, Verso
- Who Deserves Amphetamines, Benjamin Fong, The Point
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- Show
- FrequencyUpdated Semiweekly
- PublishedAugust 22, 2023 at 12:58 PM UTC
- Length1h 30m
- Episode359
- RatingClean