/oss/taxonomy/term/6320/all en /oss/article/medical-health-and-nutrition/sniffing-benzedrine-inhalers <p align="left">In 1943, the Smith, Kline and French pharmaceutical company added hot pepper extract to Benzedrine, its popular decongestant inhaler. The fiery taste of capsaicin, the compound responsible for the “hot” in hot peppers, was expected to prevent people from cracking open the casing of the inhaler and consuming the contents. Why would anyone want to do that? Simple: the active ingredient in the Benzedrine inhaler was amphetamine, a compound that could deliver a whamo of a high!</p> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 14:00:00 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9144 at /oss