Benzedrine
Classic upper brand
Benzedrine is a brand name for a drug that acts as a stimulant.
It was first marketed in the 1930s and was used to treat depression and later, obesity.
It is not generally available today, though the active ingredient, amphetamine, is used in some drugs to treat narcolepsy and attention deficit disorder.
Beat Generation novelist
- Ginsberg"Howl" writer, beatnik
- jazzImprovisational American music genre
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- hipsterAggressively alternative person
Burroughs · creativity · all-night · typing · Manhattan · coffeehouse · poetry · spontaneous
Central nervous system stimulant
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
dosage · capsule · pharmaceutical · medication · nasal · decongestant · pill · drug
Period of armed conflict
- WWII1939-45 global conflict
- pilotsThose who fly aircraft
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- militaryArmed forces collectively
1930s · 1940s · fatigue · alertness · combat · rations · army · navy
Compulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- crashSudden violent impact
insomnia · paranoia · psychosis · overuse · habit · craving · overdose · misuse
Active mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- energyPower to do work
- focusConcentrated attention point
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
concentration · productivity · cognition · stamina · enhancement · studying · cramming · truckers
Kerouac
Beat Generation novelist
Burroughs · hipster · creativity · all-night · typing · Manhattan · coffeehouse · poetry · spontaneous · prose
amphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
- stimulantAlertness-boosting drug
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- inhalerPortable respiratory medication device
prescription · dosage · capsule · pharmaceutical · medication · nasal · decongestant · pill · drug · compound
wartime
Period of armed conflict
military · 1930s · 1940s · fatigue · alertness · combat · rations · army · navy · airmen
addiction
Compulsive substance reliance
- dependenceState of needing another
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- withdrawalAct of taking away
crash · insomnia · paranoia · psychosis · overuse · habit · craving · overdose · misuse · side-effects
alertness
Active mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- energyPower to do work
- focusConcentrated attention point
endurance · concentration · productivity · cognition · stamina · enhancement · studying · cramming · truckers · athletics
Benzedrinesedative
Drug promoting calm
barbiturate · depressant · phenobarbital · Nembutal · tranquilizer
Benzedrinesleeping pill
Medication inducing slumber
Ambien · soporific · hypnotic · knockout drops · narcotic