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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
Writing benzo
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To me it's too close to the drug benzedrine which is an amphetamine commonly called speed. In it's prescription form it was referred to as bennies and was (is) popular amongst truck drivers in order to stay awake.
Here's an interesting article on early beat writers burning out on speed thinking they found freedom.
https://www.thefix.com/content/beat-poets-speed5123