Benzedrine a habitual hallucinogenic drug Benzedrine probably led Dorothy to a selfish indifference towards the common world everyone else lived in and a withering of love and affection for others. Bennies (nickname for the drug) did not alter one's personality or distort one's perceptions of reality; they were, in that sense at least, morally acceptable. Of course, bennies had a tendency to ruin the body of the person using them. 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, but perhaps even more because artistic and intellectual styles were changing. Dexedrine. Two important benefits. One, effective in appetite control. Two offered a renewed level of energy. Interesting. It is a stimulant widely prescribed by physicians for the treatment of ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolep
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