Sunday 31 July 2016

Captagon, ISIS's favorite amphetamine, explained - Vox

Captagon, ISIS's favorite amphetamine, explained - Vox

Captagon, ISIS's favorite amphetamine, explained

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The Washington Post called it "the tiny pill fueling Syria's war and turning fighters into superhuman soldiers." The BBC said it was "the drug fueling conflict in Syria." Many other media outlets — ReutersVoice of America, the GuardianTimeCNN — have reported on this apparently powerful pill and its outsize presence in the Middle East, especially the civil war in Syria.
The pill is known by an old brand name, Captagon. While it's by and large a run-of-the-mill amphetamine, Captagon has drawn more attention in the past few years due to its apparent use among ISIS recruits and other Syrian fighters, many of whom reportedly pop the pill before running into battle.

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