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During the Suez Crisis of 1956, an overwrought Eden “lived on Benzedrine”. The drug undoubtedly impaired his judgement. Its effects may have contributed to Eden’s near-collapse, both physically and emotionally, and his resignation as premier the following year.
Nov 25, 2016 · The penultimate scene of the series’s first season shows an unwell Eden passed out from a drug injection as newsreel footage of then Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt ( Amir Boutrous) burns...
Eden was addicted to morphine and Benzedrine, which was a commercial brand of amphetamines. By the time he became Prime Minister he had quit morphine but was still heavily addicted to Benzedrine. The side effects of the drug included insomnia, restlessness, and mood swings, all which Eden exhibited during the Suez Canal Crisis.
Jan 28, 1990 · While the public image of Churchill's successor, Anthony Eden, was of a suave, urbane and self-contained man, in point of fact he was extremely high-strung with a noticeably nervous temperament.
Apr 17, 2022 · The role that his iatrogenic injury, its long term sequelae, and the cocktail of drugs he took to treat them played in his decision making has been an ongoing source of debate almost from the time of the crisis. This article reviews the Suez crisis, Eden's medical history, and the debate over Eden’s health.
Jan 9, 2017 · The media had dutifully reported that Eden had gone to Jamaica to recover from an illness, but no journalist went public with the real state of affairs – that the Prime Minister’s health was deplorable and that his nerves were shot. He may even have been suffering from mental illness.
Jul 21, 2006 · The sick leader of a declining power is the prevailing verdict of the history books on Sir Anthony Eden. He entered Downing Street as Churchill's dashing and glamourous natural successor and a...
