Events Tagged: "amphetamines"

Amphetamines first synthesized in late 1920s; initially marketed as Benzedrine inhalers for nasal congestion

People discovered stimulant effects by cracking open Benzedrine inhalers to access the drug

Both Allied and Axis forces distributed millions of amphetamine pills to soldiers

Pharmaceutical companies market amphetamines for depression, weight loss, 'minimal brain dysfunction'