In 1940, Nazi Germany distributed over 35 million tablets of methamphetamine to its soldiers. They <br />called it Pervitin. The soldiers called it "Panzer Schokolade" — Tank Chocolate. <br />Hitler himself took daily meth injections. His physician gave him cocktails of methamphetamine, cocaine, <br />and opiates. <br />This is the complete history of how a Nazi super soldier drug became a global epidemic killing 32,000 <br />Americans per year. <br />■ THIS IS EDUCATIONAL HISTORY: <br />PART 1: ORIGINS (1887-1938) <br />• 1887: Amphetamine first synthesized <br />• 1919: Methamphetamine synthesized in Japan <br />• 1938: Pervitin marketed in Germany <br />PART 2: NAZI MILITARY USE (1939-1945) <br />• 35 million tablets distributed to Wehrmacht <br />• Blitzkrieg fueled by methamphetamine <br />• Hitler's daily injections (Dr. Morell) <br />• Documented military drug program <br />PART 3: GLOBAL SPREAD (1945-1970) <br />• Japanese post-war epidemic (2 million addicted) <br />• American pharmaceutical era <br />• Legal prescriptions for weight loss, depression <br />• 1971 criminalization <br />PART 4: BIKER ERA (1960s-1990s) <br />• Hell's Angels production <br />• Rural American distribution <br />• Pseudoephedrine cooking method <br />PART 5: CARTEL ERA (1990s-Present) <br />• Mexican industrialization <br />• P2P method (post-2005) <br />• 95% purity levels <br />• Supply chain from China/India <br />PART 6: CURRENT CRISIS <br />• 32,000 deaths per year (2024) <br />• Tripled since 2015 <br />• Rural America devastation <br />• Foster care crisis <br />• Fentanyl contamination <br />■■ TIMESTAMPS: <br />[Update with actual timestamps] <br />00:00 - Introduction: The Nazi Drug <br />08:00 - Origins: Synthesis and Early Use <br />15:00 - Nazi Germany's Meth Program <br />25:00 - Hitler's Drug Addiction <br />32:00 - Japan's Post-War Epidemic <br />40:00 - American Pharmaceutical Era <br />48:00 - Biker Gang Production <br />56:00 - Cartel Industrialization <br />65:00 - The Current Crisis <br />75:00 - Rural America's Devastation <br />85:00 - Fentanyl and the Future <br />92:00 - Conclusion <br />■ BY THE NUMBERS: <br />• 1940: 35 million tablets to German military <br />• 1945-1957: 2 million Japanese addicted <br />• 2010: 500,000 American users <br />• 2020: 2.6 million American users <br />• 2024: 32,000 deaths per year <br />• Purity: 40% (2007) → 95% (2020) <br />■ SOURCES: <br />• Wehrmacht medical records <br />• Hitler's physician documentation <br />• DEA seizure data and reports <br />• CDC overdose statistics <br />• Academic studies on rural drug crisis <br />■■ CONTENT NOTE: <br />This documentary discusses drug use, addiction, Nazi history, and public health crisis in educational <br />context. Viewer discretion advised. <br />■ RELATED: <br />• The Complete History of Cocaine [LINK] <br />■ Subscribe for investigative history <br />■ Like if you learned something <br />■ Comment: Did you know about the Nazi meth program? <br />#History #Documentary #WW2 #PublicHealth
