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A drug called Captagon may have helped fuel Hamas' attack on Israel
[The Week] Officials from both the Israel Defense Forces and the United States government recently confirmed an earlier report that Hamas militants were high on a counterfeit stimulant known as Captagon when they carried out the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Also known as the "jihadi drug," "Captain Courage" and the "poor man’s cocaine," Captagon reportedly helped fuel a violent mania on that day. Are these accusations a critical tool of Hamas' plans or an attempt to paint the group as drug-crazed violent zombies? WHAT IS CAPTAGON? Captagon is the brand name of the drug fenethylline hydrochloride, initially created in the 1960s in West Germany to treat conditions like attention deficit disorder, depression and narcolepsy, Insider reported. The drug was eventually banned in the 1980s due to its "highly addictive nature," the outlet added, but a "clandestine trade" of counterfeit Captagon has flourished in the Middle East ever since. The drug remains extremely common in the region and has "particularly blossomed" in Gulf states such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Related: Captagon: 2023-10-21 This is the drug Hamas terrorists took to help them slaughter Israelis -Captagon pills were found in the pockets of Hamas terrorists. Captagon: 2023-10-11 Russia's military is facing a mental health crisis with well over 100,000 personnel suffering PTSD - and soldiers unfit to fight being sent to the frontline Captagon: 2023-09-16 Dubai police recover $1 billion worth amphetamine captagon Posted by: Besoeker 2023-11-17 |
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