D-IX

D-IX

D-IX was a cocaine-based experimental drug cocktail developed by the Nazis in 1944 for military application.[1] Nazi doctors found that equipment-laden test subjects who had taken the drug could march 55 miles (88.5 kilometers) without resting before they collapsed. Each tablet contained 5 mg of Oxycodone (brand name Eukodal), 5 mg of Cocaine and 3 mg of Methamphetamine (then called Pervitin). [2] The researcher who uncovered the project, Wolf Kemper, said: "The aim was to use D-IX to redefine the limits of human endurance."[3] Nazi doctors were enthusiastic about the results, and planned to supply all German troops with the pills, but the war ended before D-IX could be put into mass production, though it did see limited use among a handful of Neger and Biber pilots.[2]

References

  1. ^ Mangesh; Nathan , "Armies Hopped Up on Drugs", mental_floss
  2. ^ a b Paterson, Lawrence (2006). Weapons of Desperation: German Frogmen and Midget Submarines of World war II. Chatham Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781861762795.
  3. ^ Vasagar, Jeevan (19 November 2002), "Nazis tested cocaine on camp inmates", The Guardian, http://www.amphetamines.com/nazidrug.html

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