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  2. List of psychoactive drugs used by militaries - Wikipedia

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    Military and veteran populations face significant challenges in addressing the co-occurrence of PTSD and alcohol use disorder. [29] Benzedrine was claimed to have been administered by Allied forces during WWII, esp. by the US [2] [30] Germany and Japan used methamphetamine. [31] Fenethylline (trade name Captagon) has played a role in the Syrian ...

  3. Use of drugs in warfare - Wikipedia

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    During the closing days of World War II, the German Army produced a combination of 5 mg of Cocaine, 3 mg of Methamphetamine and 5 mg of Oxycodone in a compound they named D-IX; [21] the compound was reportedly tested on prisoners at the Sachsenhausen concentration camp and found out an individual who had consumed the compound could march 90 ...

  4. History and culture of substituted amphetamines - Wikipedia

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    Despite the new controls, authorities observed that Pervitin consumption rose rapidly, and so did civilian production, from about seven and a half million tablets in 1941 to nine million tablets in 1942 and a similar amount the following year, to eight million tablets in 1944. As a rule, military production was about half of civilian production.

  5. Substituted amphetamine - Wikipedia

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    During World War II, amphetamines were used by the German military to keep their tank crews awake for long periods, and treat depression. It was noticed that extended rest was required after such artificially induced activity. [12] The widespread use of substituted amphetamines began in postwar Japan and quickly spread to other countries.

  6. Rengat massacre - Wikipedia

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    Upon landing, the unit's third engagement in three weeks, the commander had supplied the paratroopers with benzedrine tablets (a stimulant synonymous with the drug speed), which was also provided to soldiers during World War II and the Vietnam War, "to eliminate fatigue". [5] It became one of the deadliest Dutch military operations in Sumatra. [6]

  7. War on drugs - Wikipedia

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    War on drugs A U.S. government PSA from the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration with a photo image of two marijuana cigarettes and a "Just Say No" slogan Date June 17, 1971 – present (53 years, 7 months, 3 weeks and 4 days) Location Global Status Ongoing, widely viewed as a policy failure Belligerents United States US law enforcement Drug Enforcement Administration US Armed ...

  8. D-IX - Wikipedia

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    D-IX is a methamphetamine-based experimental performance enhancer developed by Nazi Germany in 1944 for military application. [1] [2] The researcher who rediscovered this project, Wolf Kemper, said, "the aim was to use D-IX to redefine the limits of human endurance."

  9. Talk:Benzedrine in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    In Neal Stephenson's novel Cryptonomicon, several characters, notably World War II soldiers, are depicted using Benzedrine tablets as a stimulant. Benzedrine is issued to the German POW "Happy", played by Oskar Werner, in the 1951 war movie Decision Before Dawn, to keep him alert during a spy mission into Nazi Germany.