High Hitler: how Nazi drug abuse steered the course of history

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Holy cow, who knew?

Nice of the historians to leave that little tid bit of info out of the books.    

Gonna have to reread that again, a lot of interesting info in there!

Pervitin, as it was known, quickly became a sensation, used as a confidence booster and performance enhancer by everyone from secretaries to actors to train drivers (initially, it could be bought without prescription).

It even made its way into confectionery. “Hildebrand chocolates are always a delight,” went the slogan. Women were recommended to eat two or three, after which they would be able to get through their housework in no time at all – with the added bonus that they would also lose weight, given the deleterious effect Pervitin had on the appetite. Ohler describes it as National Socialism in pill form.

Ha, one way to get women to do their work......tempt them with spiked chocolate!!