America On Speed

I thoroughly enjoyed Rasmussen's account of amphetamines in American history. The way in which he writes paints a picture for the reader and allows us to see a fairly complete history of this drug. I was surprised to learn the impact of amphetamines in United States military history and it's overall impact on society. Having limited knowledge about this drug, I assumed it to be a 'street drug' used by addicts, etc., but it seems a great portion of Americans have used or are currently using some form of amphetamine. This is quite shocking. I was also interested in the trials and tests used to pinpoint it's most effective use when it was first developed; sort of trial by error.