John F. Kennedy was addicted to methamphetamine and had a "psychotic break" in the Carlyle Hotel, where he was staying. The secret service contacted a prominent physician in New York, who confirmed that Kennedy was experiencing "drug-induced mania" after witnessing him "in a manic condition, violently flailing his arms, and racing around without any clothing." The antipsychotic he gave the president helped him go back to normal quickly.
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