The tiny pill fueling Syria’s war and turning fighters into superhuman soldiers

[Paxton25]

A powerful amphetamine tablet based on the original synthetic drug known as "fenethylline," Captagon quickly produces a euphoric intensity in users, allowing Syria's fighters to stay up for days, killing with a numb, reckless abandon.

"You can't sleep or even close your eyes, forget about it," said a Lebanese user, one of three who appeared on camera without their names for a BBC Arabic documentary that aired in September. "And whatever you take to stop it, nothing can stop it."

"I felt like I own the world high," another user said. "Like I have power nobody has. A really nice feeling."

"There was no fear anymore after I took Captagon," a third man added.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...fighters-into-super-human-soldiers/?tid=sm_tw

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http://www.express.co.uk/news/world...drugs-ISIS-Syrian-rebels-private-jet-Captagon

 

[Crowns&Laurels]

This isn't something particularly new, unfortunately. They'll get souped up on anything from salts to chewing coca leaves. People tend to think of those like the Vietnamese, but it's actually a thing of much of the East that's gone on since ancient times. They utilize drugs as a means of general enhancement, and to make militant sacrifice easier. They'll even give the drugs to children, which in turn makes them as dangerous as men.