Did J Edgar Hoover do drugs?

Answer 1

It would not be such a surprise if he did as meth amphetamine was widely used throughout the military and various government agencies. The air force's use of pep pills(meth amphetamine) is widely documented even up until the Gulf War. Hitler was administered intravenous doses of dietry supplements(meth amphetamine) on a daily basis and as long term effects of such drug use were not widely known at the time, it would not have been viewed in the same light as a street level drug addict. It would therefore be quite reasonable to assume hoover was kept abreast of enemy developments in such areas and took measures to secure himself the same advantages as his contemporaries.