He definitely could have also been doing heroine but methamphetamine was sold over the counter in Germany and marketed as a miracle drug under the name pervitin. Most of the nazi army was actually issued it and it really puts into context how the blitzkrieg was so effective, I mean, imagine fighting off a army of white supremacists high on their own myth AND meth who were less effected by pain and capable of going for days on end. It's not surprising they were stripping France of its freedom and copper in short time.
Definitely makes sense that a drug fueled army with new tactics and high morale would win the war early on but with the downsides of addiction and dependency made them weaker both physically and mentally eventually.
His favorite doctor was not a particularly good doctor. There’s a school of thought that the dude deliberately got Hitler hooked on a variety of drugs in order to secure his position, can’t lose favor if the boss will completely fall to pieces in a matter of days without his ‘special’ and secret treatments. The other people around Hitler hated the dude.
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u/TheManlyManperor 9d ago
And meth addict!