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 ...

Jerry Hal Salitermann, who was charged for his involvement in the 2005 theft of the since-recovered Wizard of Oz ruby ...

who chained themselves to subways for the endless ride from Battery to holy Bronx on benzedrine until the noise of wheels and children brought them down shuddering mouth-wracked and battered bleak of ...

Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse; New River Pharmaceuticals/Shire), a prodrug of D-amphetamine, was approved by the US FDA in February 2007 for the treatment of ...

The drug is known to improve moods and boost alertness. It was sold over the counter, under the brand name Benzedrine beginning in 1932, and legal for the doctor to use. Celebrities flocked to ...

The Battle of Britain was won on benzedrine.’” He spoke about his opium experiments in London, Tahiti and Indochina. “You go to sleep and wake up feeling you’ve had a whole night’s rest.