Before Japan became nearly Drug-Free they had huge Problems
with all this Meth-Drugs (Drugs in General),
the whole Bubble Economy in the '60-70'ties was build
by People using huge amounts of Speed
but the People who used it literally went mad, sick and died!
But before they died they have done bad things
because the Human Brain is not made to Work overtime!
Quoting: the mighty Atom Isn't this the same chemical that was once sold to many millions of women as 'slimming-pills'?
More or less, in any of it's chemical precursor or isomers and analogues stemming from ephedra or even saffrole. [
link to en.wikipedia.org]
Obesity certainly wasn't as much of a problem back then....
Thanks for replying, I thought it might have been!
By coincidence, I finished reading a book called "Crystal Meth" by S. Jennings just last night, it was so upsetting that I could not sleep for a long time and this morning the story came right back to me. I have watched some utube vids about the subject and yes I have to agree that I noticed that many of them do hype the problem.
It's not a criticism because in most cases the film makers are only trying to raise awareness. Just that imo there's more than enough drama without that kind of presentation with music etc.
Yes, it's true obesity was nowhere near the problem it is today but when staying slim was as easy as popping a pill and with doctors support.
The PM of GB anthony eden had an operation (might have been for a hernia - not sure) point being that he was prescribed amphetamines as a pain-suppressor.
He was taking far more than he had been advised to and his instability attracted the attention of his cabinet ministers and others.
It is my belief that he became a speed-freak-addict and that his handling of it directly led to the so-called 1956 Suez Crisis - a fiasco.
