>>84287493>It's not. It's why even the Nazis stopped taking it, it had clear drawbacks like making your soldiers meth addicts, while any gains you got came alongside a clear lack of discipline cause the soldiers were high on meth.You have no idea what you are talking about. The soldiers were using 3 mg tablets of methamphetamine, it was called pervitin. It was taken orally and it was proven to be very effective, in fact a huge huge success and the reason why the Wehrmacht could win many important battles. The only reason soldiers weren't issued it anymore was because they were losing the war and the infrastructure and supply lines weren't working. The soldiers knew the war was lost before anyone else because when they won some skirmishes they discovered that the allied soldiers had chocolate in their standard rations while they were starving. If a basic infantry has an item that you consider a high luxury, and this infantry was shipped from overseas, you know you are completely fucked.
Orally taken meth in small doses is highly effective and it's no different than taking ADHD medication. The oral route of administration minimizes chances of addiction. The only problem is continuous redosing and subsequent sleep psychosis, which can be easily prevented. Even the addiction in itself is not a problem.
>For a combat drug to be effective, it has to come without severe withdrawal symptoms that make your soldiers complete idiots. Meth improves your reaction times, cognitive abilities (if your IQ is average or below average = perfect for average soldiers), keeps you operating at 90% capacity for days if needed, and boosts morale. The only reason it is not used today is because now we have modafinil.
Methamphetamine was also one of the reasons why Wehrmacht lost in the end. Hitler was taking it intravenously with a concoction of other drugs. You don't want your decision-making leader taking IV meth and become paranoid.
