Nazi soldiers were high on meth-like drug, new book claims

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Nazi soldiers were high on meth-like drug, new book claims


It's no secret Adolf Hitler relied heavily on drugs, and now it looks as if the Nazis' interest in pharmacological helpers resulted in the mass drugging of German soldiers before major attacks.

In a new book, "The Total Rush," author Norman Ohler says that soldiers were given Pervitin, which contained a form of methamphetamine, similar to today's crystal meth.

Pervitin was invented in 1937 and used in a German energy drink intended to rival Coca-Cola before the war.

In an interview with Deutsche Welle. Ohler says the German army put it to mass use when the war came.


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