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by andromeduck 2057 days ago
Also fun, modern militaries kept using amphetamines in combat until a sleep deprived american in a F16 shot up a bunch of Canadians in Afghanistan. Now it's just Modafinil for NATO countries at least.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No-go_pill https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnak_Farm_incident

Other drugs historically used as a stimulant in warfare include Khat in the horn of africa/persian peninsula and Betel nuts in asia, and various forms of I think fungi in the Americas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Areca_nut https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khat

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Do not for get Dutch courage!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_courage