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Backround: Methamphetamine was first synthesized in 1893 by Japanese chemist Nagai Nagayoshi. In 1919, another Japanese chemist for the first time synthesized methamphetamine in crystalline form. The compound was used as a remedy for asthma, fever, runny nose and pain. It was also used in psychiatry for the treatment of schizophrenia and addiction to alcohol or morphine. Methamphetamine was researched for its use in World War II, where it soon gained great popularity. Soldiers of Germany, Japan and the Allies abused it extensively in combat missions. After the end of the war, a methamphetamine crisis broke out in Japan due to the opening of methamphetamine warehouses. This crisis lasted until the end of the 1950s. Aims: The present research has two goals: to map different areas of use and abuse of methamphetamine from its discovery to the late 1950s (I) and to describe the history of methamphetamine, its use in the World War II and the subsequent methamphetamine epidemic in Japan (II). Methods: The thesis will be written using a content analysis of primary and secondary documents, which will be searched using databases made available to students of the Charles University. A universe will be defined. It will cover 3 categories: the history of methamphetamine, World War II and post-war Japan. In each... |
