Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich

by Norman Ohler

Germany, which lost its (comparatively sparse) colonial possessions under the terms of the Versailles Treaty, had to find other ways—stimulants had to be produced synthetically.

This is just another consequence of te Treaty of Versailles

The extremely political question of whether our bodies belong to us or to a legal-social network of social and health-related interests remains a virulent one even today.

hm.

Economic independence became a fixed point in Nazi politics: it would produce a higher standard of living but also meant that war was inevitable.

Do Trump economics lead to war as well?

Pervitin made it easier for the individual to have access to the great excitement and “self-treatment” that had supposedly gripped the German people.

Hedonism...

“Among the drivers many accidents, mostly attributable to excessive fatigue, could have been avoided if an analeptic such as Pervitin had been administered.”

They loved meth and felt that it was necessary to aide their country. Was the government hooked as well? lol

As coffee had hardly been available since the start of the war, methamphetamine was often added as a substitute to pep up ersatz versions of the drink.

Using meth as substitute for coffee lol.