go pills
Alertness drugs, slang
Go pills are stimulant medications, typically amphetamines, issued to military personnel to maintain alertness during extended operations.
The term originated in air force contexts where pilots needed to stay awake for long missions: Crews were given go pills before the overnight bombing run.
The counterpart is "no-go pills"—sedatives for sleep afterward.
Central nervous system stimulants
- combat readinessPrepared for immediate action
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- fighter pilotsCombat aircraft operators
- night operationsMilitary activities after sundown
special forces · performance enhancement · sleep deprivation · bomber crews · tactical advantage · deployment · sortie
Methylxanthine stimulant compound
- amphetamineCentral nervous system stimulant
- dextroamphetamineStimulant for attention disorders
- psychostimulantMind-activating pharmaceutical
- central nervous systemBrain plus spinal cord
nootropic · alertness · focus · concentration · metabolism · dopamine · adrenaline · crash
Active mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
endurance · sharpness · clarity · cognition · attentiveness · readiness · responsiveness · reaction time
Central nervous system stimulant
- dextroamphetamineStimulant for attention disorders
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
tablet · capsule · side effects · contraindications · efficacy · pharmacology · controlled substance · tolerance
amphetamines
Central nervous system stimulants
- combat readinessPrepared for immediate action
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- fighter pilotsCombat aircraft operators
night operations · special forces · performance enhancement · sleep deprivation · bomber crews · tactical advantage · deployment · sortie
caffeine
Methylxanthine stimulant compound
- amphetamineCentral nervous system stimulant
- dextroamphetamineStimulant for attention disorders
- psychostimulantMind-activating pharmaceutical
central nervous system · nootropic · alertness · focus · concentration · metabolism · dopamine · adrenaline · crash · jitters
alertness
Active mental awareness
- wakefulnessState of being conscious
- focusConcentrated attention point
- concentrationSustained single-minded attention
vigilance · endurance · sharpness · clarity · cognition · attentiveness · readiness · responsiveness · reaction time · mental acuity
amphetamine
Central nervous system stimulant
- dextroamphetamineStimulant for attention disorders
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- medicationTherapeutic substance for illness
dosage · tablet · capsule · side effects · contraindications · efficacy · pharmacology · controlled substance · tolerance · dependency
go pillssedatives
Drugs that calm
sleeping pills · downers · tranquilizers · depressants · hypnotics