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The first drugs The Beatles ever took

The first drugs The Beatles ever took

The first drugs The Beatles ever took
October 28
10:22 2022

The Beatles had a complicated history of drug use. By and large, the band used drugs out of either necessity or harmless recreation. Initially, uppers and stimulants helped keep the band awake for their multiple sets a night in Hamburg. They famously became potheads thanks to Bob Dylan, but before that, the group largely stayed within the realm of alcohol.

In their very earliest days, however, the group learned of a drug they could procure: Benzedrine, a type of amphetamine commonly used in pharmaceuticals around the late 1950s. Benzedrine could be found in inhalers, which is how The Beatles got their hands on some during their late teenage years.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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