D-IX

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D-IX was an experimental drug that was developed in 1944 by the pharmacologist Gerhard Orzechowski to be given to German soldiers.

One dose contained 5 mg oxycodone (brand name Eukodal, an analgesic opioid), 5 mg cocaine, and 3 mg methamphetamine (brand name Pervitin ). An experiment carried out on inmates of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp in 1944 showed that people laden with baggage could march 88.5 kilometers continuously until they collapsed. The drug was to be distributed in large quantities to the German troops, but the end of the war anticipated these plans. D-IX was only tested on a few crew members of the small submarines Neger and Biber .

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stephan Burgdorff: The Second World War - Turning Point in German History , p. 219, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 2005, ISBN 3-421-05885-7 .
  2. ↑ Spiegel Special 2/2005 - Intoxicated into battle , accessed on September 5, 2010.
  3. ↑ FOCUS Magazin, No. 47, 2002 - Drugs to the Front, accessed on September 5, 2010.