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>Pervitin
Aimo Koivunen
Back in Finland, the squad had received a ration of a stimulant called Pervitin. The tablets would give soldiers a burst of energy, commanders promised. Koivunen initially resisted taking the drug. But his men were in desperate circumstances.
So Koivunen reached into his pocket and pulled out the stimulants.
By chance, Koivunen carried the Pervitin supply for his entire squad. Still fleeing the Soviets, pressing through the snow, Koivunen struggled to pop a single pill in his mouth. The thick mittens meant to protect him from arctic conditions made it impossible to take a single dose of Pervitin. Rather than stop to parse out the recommended dose, Aimo Koivunen downed 30 pills of pure methamphetamine.
Immediately, Koivunen began skiing much faster.
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