What is Captagon, the Illegal Stimulant Made in Assad's Syria?
Briefly

Rebel fighters in Syria announced the discovery of vast stockpiles of captagon, an illegal amphetamine, in a warehouse prior connected to a narcotics-trafficking ring linked to Bashar al-Assad's relatives.
Captagon, originally developed in the early 1960s to treat ADHD, became illegal by the 1980s due to its highly addictive nature and severe side effects. Today’s illicit captagon contains a mix of cheap amphetamines and fillers.
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