The Japanese invented methamphetamine and shared it with the Nazis. I've seen film of kamikaze pilots engaging in a pre-flight ritual where they are drinking what is supposedly sake, but is probably laced with meth.
The Bayer company of Germany used to own the trademarks for the names "aspirin" and "heroin"
That is yet another aspect of war and drugs.
At the end of WWII the US "naturalized" ~1600 German scientists w/
Operation Paperclip, from Werner von Braun's rocket tech which helped us win the race to the moon to Hans Antmann,
Kurt Blome,
Erich Traub,
Walter Schreiber,
Richard Lindenberg and
Hubertus Strughold contributing to medicine, biological weapons, chemical weapons, human experimentation, etc. so I'm sure a few pharm techs were imported too.
It seems 2 war criminals that did do prison time still went on to Bayer and BASF in the 50's:
Fritz ter Meer, found guilty of slavery and mass murder at Auschwitz, served only seven years in prison and became Chairman of the Board at Bayer in 1956.
Carl Krauch, Executive Member of IG Farben and Head of Military Economics for Hitler, found guilty of slavery and mass murder, served just 6 years in prison, then became Chairman of the Board for BASF in 1952.
But the info is from:
http://www.naturalnews.com/035431_vaccine_ingredients_side_effects_MSG.html#ixzz4SbB1ZESV
so consider the source.
Researching
here confirmed the 1st, but not the 2nd. I G Farben chemists and administration had quite the post war career according to this much more thorough listing.
http://www.spiegel.de/international/the-nazi-death-machine-hitler-s-drugged-soldiers-a-354606.html
has a good article about WWII Germany's drug use.
I do think they may have been on to something when they had plans to register those who received morphine for medical need during the war and either furnish lifetime morphine or treatment programs after the war as a way to combat crime.
