A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis

A brief history of war and drugs: From Vikings to Nazis

The Nazis outlawed all drugs in Germany in 1933 when they seized power In 1937, the group patented the first German methamphetamine, Pervitin In July 1940, more than 35 million 3mg doses were shipped from their Temmler factory to the German army When the Temmler factory was bombed, it marked the end of Nazi drug use Adolf Hitler was a junkie and the Nazis' narcotics intake gives new meaning to the term 'war on drugs'.

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