Month: June 2013

  • Crystal Meth Started in Nazi Germany

    A recent letter reveals that crystal meth, sold under the name Pervitin, was actually consumed by Nazi soldiers in Germany to promote alertness during the war. According to Spiegel Online, “The young soldier, though, needed more of the drug, much more. He was exhausted by the war, becoming “cold and apathetic, completely without interests,” as…