You know how when you do a lot of crystal methamphetamine you get meth mouth, where your teeth decay? Of course you don't! So check out this in-depth look on the most widely-abused hard drug in the world. Even tweakers will learn something new.
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In this fascinating episode of Stuff You Should Know, Josh and Chuck dive deep into the dark world of methamphetamines, exploring everything from its surprisingly long history dating back to 1919 to its devastating effects on users and communities. They trace meth's journey from legitimate medical uses and World War II military applications to the rise of modern super labs and home cooking operations, while also examining the drug's highly addictive nature and the gruesome physical toll it takes on users. The hosts don't hold back in describing the harsh realities of meth addiction, making this an eye-opening educational episode that serves as a powerful deterrent to anyone curious about this dangerous drug.
American Pie
1999
1h 35m
★ 6.6
"American pie too. Porkies. Yeah. Yeah. Jaws too. Yeah. All about math. — Josh jokingly lists these movies as being about meth, though they're not actually about drugs."
— Josh
"This is my breaking bad tribute — Chuck references the TV show while doing an impression of the character Jesse Pinkman saying 'what up, yo' and 'fat stacks'."
— Chuck
"There is this frontline, there's a frontline micro site about the meth epidemic. — Josh references a Frontline documentary/microsite about the meth epidemic when discussing meth terminology."
— Josh
"American pie too. Porkies. Yeah. Yeah. Jaws too. Yeah. All about math. — Josh jokingly lists these movies as being about meth, though they're not actually about drugs."
— Josh
On the Road
2012
2h 22m
★ 5.6
"And they're they finally made that to a movie. Yeah. Is it coming out or did it? — They discuss the film adaptation of Jack Kerouac's novel 'On the Road' after talking about how Kerouac wrote the book while on amphetamines."
— Josh
Porky's
1982
1h 34m
★ 6.4
"American pie too. Porkies. Yeah. Yeah. Jaws too. Yeah. All about math. — Josh jokingly lists these movies as being about meth, though they're not actually about drugs."
— Josh
"Have you ever seen the salt and sea? Yeah, boy, that was good. — Josh mentions the movie Salt as another film about meth after discussing Breaking Bad."
— Josh
"Spun never saw that one, but I know that one's about math. That was okay. Spun was a little tough to watch. — Chuck mentions the movie Spun as another film about meth, describing it as difficult to watch because it takes you inside the mind of a meth user."
— Chuck
The Godfather
1972
2h 55m
★ 8.7
"debating whether or not our six-year-olds should watch The Godfather — This appears in an advertisement for another podcast about parenting and comedy."
Twilight
2008
2h 2m
★ 6.3
"Well, the Twilight Girls in it — Chuck mentions that the actress from Twilight is in the On the Road movie adaptation."
— Chuck
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