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Many countries in the WW2 era sold amphetamine based drugs as antidepressants, for "creating the right attitude", making your wife focus on housework, etc. (and
by Teknoman117 6y ago
Many countries in the WW2 era sold amphetamine based drugs as antidepressants, for "creating the right attitude", making your wife focus on housework, etc. (and other rather disturbing things). Essentially, drugging workers doing low-skill tasks to make them more cooperative or productive or something.
I wonder how much research was done at the time and has been done in retrospect.
- supert56 6y agoSounds a lot like Brave New World
- hutzlibu 6y agoWhich was written around that time (even a bit before) ...
- sofixa 6y agoAnd the German Army in WW2 heavily used meth ( pervitin iirc) to keep focused and going on for longer
- eurasiantiger 6y agoAnd still in 2021 most people are entirely unaware that their affectionately named ”morning joe” contains other mind-altering chemicals in addition to caffeine: Harmala alkaloids that slow down the normal breakdown of neurotransmitters and slowly build up in brain fatty tissues, increasing tolerance and lengthening withdrawal symptoms to many months.