Methamphetamine was first synthesised in Japan in 1893, by chemist Nagayoshi Nagai. Cystallized methamphetamine was then synthesized by Akira Ogata in 1919. An the related compund amphetamine was synthesised in Germany in 1887.
One of Methamphetamines early uses was dring World War II, it was given to German and Japanese troops to make them feel invinsible, in order to make them more effective on the battlefield. It was also given to Adolf Hilter from his person physician, to treat depression and fatigue.
In the 1950s there was a rise in the legal prescription of methamphetamine to the American Public. The 1960s saw the start of significant use, and this is when people started to produce methamphetamine at home for personal use. The recreational use of the drug peaked in the 1980s
In 1983 laws were passed in the U.S. banning the possesion of trafficing of methamphetamine. This law was then passed in Canada 3 years later. From then on the American government has been tyring to eliminate the country of Meth Labs, but are unsuccessful, due to the amount of home made meth labs. The quest for total elimination of meth still continues today.
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Like many of the common narcotic street drugs available today, the original uses of methamphetamine were innocent and medicinal in nature. The drug, initially marketed as Benzedrine, was first used in the 1920s in bronchial inhalers and as a nasal decongestant.
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julee
Crystal Meth Addiction
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