Hitler Stoked Army With Drugs

Last week, German author Norman Ohler's book "Der Totale Rausch" ("Total Rush") was published in Germany, showing that the methamphetamine-based drug Pervitin was made by Nazis and given to soldiers in order to let them go through high stress levels and tiredness, according to Yahoo!.

"In the beginning the army didn't realize Pervitin was a drug: soldiers thought it was just like drinking coffee," Ohler said.

They found that Methamphetamine works on the central nervous system, boosting the impact of neurotransmitters dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine, which in turn take the subjects to increased alertness, focus and concentration.

It was a drug that the Nazis used so that they could invade other countries especially Sudetenland, Poland, and France, and was marketed as a "miracle pill," but became illegal in 1941, even though sources in Germany said that soldiers continued to use it even after it had been banned.

Users tend to show irritability, anger and rage, which seems to have been active in making the Nazis ruthless, according to The Daily Beast. Ohler, who was shocked by his research, felt that the drugs helped the Nazi to "maintain his delusion until the end."

Hitler used almost all drugs---right from steroids to heroin before sending Nazis 35 million pills of meth-on just one occasion.

By using it regularly, it can lead to "severe long-term damage to the brain that can lead to neurological deficiencies, aggressive behavior and even psychosis", according to hngn.