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		tomc1985 on April 14, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Single-dose propranolol tied to ‘selective erasure... Isis grunts were regularly given stimulants to keep them awake and alert. The future he/she describes isn't that far off

debatem1 on April 14, 2019 [–]

This goes back much further. In the Vietnam war the US issued amphetamines to soldiers, and the British used it by the truckload during WWII.

jacobush on April 14, 2019 | [–]

And the nazis.

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