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Methamphetamine was first synthesized from ephedrine in Japan in 1894 by chemist Nagayoshi Nagai. Crystal methamphetamine was synthesized in 1919. One of the earliest uses of this substance for its stimulant effects was by the German military during World War II.

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during the 1950s it was manufactured LEGALLY and available for almost any use from athletic use to self medicating depression

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