[lbo-talk] problem with addiction memoirs

[Joseph Catron]

I assume some of the academics out there have noticed the practical use of
speed by college students, especially at exam time? I recently noticed some
media outlet reporting on it rather breathlessly, which amused me
tremendously, as this particular form of drug use had been widespread at
least since my freshman year.

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Andy <andy274 at gmail.com> wrote:

After 1971 he also took amphetamines, despite the concern of his
> friends, one of whom (Ron Graham) bet him $500 that he could not stop
> taking the drug for a month.[8]  Erdős won the bet, but complained
> during his abstinence that mathematics had been set back by a month:
> "Before, when I looked at a piece of blank paper my mind was filled
> with ideas. Now all I see is a blank piece of paper." After he won the
> bet, he promptly resumed his amphetamine habit.
>

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