Published in the October, 1991 print edition of High Times, "An Oral History of Benzedrine Use in The USA" by Herbert Huncke is an excerpt from the book The Drug User.

Benzedrine wasn't made a prescription drug until 1959, but by then the fad was already in decline, partly because people could see the damage that bennies were inflicting on their users, ...

Benzedrine kept them awake, alert and ready to fight during battle, even without the luxury of a good night’s sleep. It also changed the way men fought.

Benzedrine was supposed to be the pep in the German Army's pep pills (TIME, Sept. 14, 1942),* and is indubitably the drug that causes periodic tantrums among college deans when cramming students ...

A shocking documentary is shedding new light on just how far the Nazis and Allied soldiers went in an attempt to win World War II — including the use of performance enhancing drugs.

From Benzedrine to Abilify, Chronicling America's Love of Psychiatric Drugs. America may be the land of Mickey Mouse and Goofy, Save. Save. America may be the land ...

Razors pain you;Rivers are damp;Acids stain you;And drugs cause cramp.Guns aren't lawful;Nooses give;Gas smells awful;You might as well live.*These drawbacks to self-destruction, as ticked off by ...

Kerouac’s excessive use of Benzedrine eventually landed him in a hospital with thrombophlebitis. Auden went through a withdrawal in the late 1950s that tragically curtailed his output.

The Navy fought sleep with Benzedrine and strong coffee. Now it’s trying a new approach After destroyer collisions, Navy commanders look to technology, strategies for ensuring sailors get ...

As the usual semi-annual reports of benzedrine-happy students filtered into the Medical Department, Arlie V. Bock '15, Henry K. Oliver ...