tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post2326172695896834758..comments2024-03-27T10:50:53.692-05:00Comments on Real Psychiatry: Did The FDA Forget About America's First Amphetamine Epidemic? George Dawson, MD, DFAPAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03474899831557543486noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-8703895933533617132015-03-02T16:33:43.041-06:002015-03-02T16:33:43.041-06:00You may be interested to know that the University ...You may be interested to know that the University of Minnesota played some role in stimulants becoming popular with college students. Benzedrine was originally an inhalational vasoconstrictor. The sulfate salt was then found to have all the stimulant properties we note today. The following is from an editorial in JAMA from June 5th, 1937.<br /><br />Subsequently some tablets of the sulfate were used in the department of psychology at the University of Minnesota for the purpose of determining its effect in mental efficiency tests. It was noted that the drug prevented sleepiness and "pepped up" the person who was fatigued. Apparently this information was disseminated to the student body by word of mouth and the drug has been and still is being obtained by the students from drug stores for the purpose of avoiding sleep and fatigue when preparing for examinations. <br /><br /><br />. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7772182113499451603.post-26800739890339077022015-02-14T20:40:03.113-06:002015-02-14T20:40:03.113-06:00Just as we start getting a handle on the prescript...Just as we start getting a handle on the prescription opioid epidemic. This makes no sense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com