Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Were the Nazis meth-heads?

Might have been, according to writer Norman Ohler.

3 comments:

bruce said...

The topic has always interested me since I found out that Bromides were supposedly also used to cool military libido. But there are obvious risks and apparently the Allies also experimented with "pep pills" and rejected them:
"World War II: Methamphetamine and amphetamine are given to Allied bomber pilots to sustain them on long flights. The experiment fails because soldiers become irritable and can't channel their aggression."

http://healthvermont.gov/adap/meth/brief_history.aspx

Deborah said...

Richard just said, "Yeah, there's nothing worse than a aggressive pilot."

Can't channel their aggression, you say? That's what the enemy is for.

RebeccaH said...

Hm. I wonder what the Choomer-in-Chief is using.