Many substances we consider harmful drugs and stimulants were seen completly difrent in the past. During WW2, not only but mostly, American soldiers were given those "pills for braveness" that were supposed to make them fearless on the battlefield. I think all the troops belived that if the pills were approved and distributed by government they weren't harmful or dangerous to health. In reality the pills were just full ampthetamine, a drug that does increase confidence,get rid of fear and sharpen up our senses but it all has a price. The drug leads many many very serious mental health problems as well as physical disfunctions. Those pills were responsible for soldiers leaving war with addictions and PTSD's. Another example is how popular and accepted cocaine was in 20th centrury. It was used for braveness too(Ernest Schackelton explored Antarctica while on cocaine), but it was also sold in drug stores like any other medicament for headache's and tooth pains(witho...
This is not a limerick. It could've been if only you had respected the format: the number of syllables and stresses in each line. Also, 'buddy' doesn't rhyme with the other two unless you put stess on the last syllable, like in French.
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