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Myth #7
Drugs Do Not Do Anything For You
D. Third Wind: Energy
Winston Churchill used amphetamine and barbiturate to help him navigate World War II. The entire American military used as well. With amphetamines being packed in ration kits, the American soldier in World War II averaged one pill per day. The effects of amphetamine are similar to another stimulant, cocaine. Despite going through the equivalent of a five year coke binge, “The Greatest Generation” managed to avoid mass addiction and went on to, “build modern America.” It did not appear to damage the faculties of greatest generation member, John F. Kennedy. Kennedy allegedly continued to use speed into his presidency, including during his summit meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in 1961 and during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis.
World War Speed – Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy
both used amphetamine while leading their countries.
All information taken from You Will Die: The Burden of Modern Taboos, Book I by Robert R. Arthur. Detailed documentation of sources can be found therein.
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