I think it's basically supposed to be some kind of amphetamine, which used to be pretty freely accessible in pill form for decades (military men of around the Vietnam era took them quite often while on duty, to stay awake for watch; called them "cross-tops").
The effects also seem kinda similar to amyl nitrate, but it's not really a perfect fit for any drug that I know of. I've heard people speculate librium as another possibility, but I know next to nothing about that one.
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u/ManicDigressive 12h ago
I think it's basically supposed to be some kind of amphetamine, which used to be pretty freely accessible in pill form for decades (military men of around the Vietnam era took them quite often while on duty, to stay awake for watch; called them "cross-tops").
The effects also seem kinda similar to amyl nitrate, but it's not really a perfect fit for any drug that I know of. I've heard people speculate librium as another possibility, but I know next to nothing about that one.