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Now a u.s. official tells cnn it's believed some jihadist fighters are using captagon. how will it fuel them on the battlefield? >> you can stay awake days at a time. you don't have to sleep. it gives you a sense of well-being and euphoria and you think you're invincible and nothing can harm you. >> reporter: recently, the u.n.'s drug czar sent isis and affiliated front were believed to be smuggling captagon. cnn has been told there is a robust black market for the drug in the middle east. analysts say the profits fund weapons purchases for jihadist groups. >> hezbollah and people affiliated w...

Hyperactivity and since banned in the u.s. and elsewhere. while some question the drug's prevalence among fighters, analysts say jihadists can find a -- >> jihadist scholars would argue it's not hypocriticahypocritica. it's not a drug taken to get high. >> reporter: this one says captagon can make a user hear voices and see things that aren't there. that could hurt you on the battlefield, right? >> absolutely. but i think they have made the decision that keeping these guys awake four or five days at a time and giving them the sense of ability. >> reporter: whatever the side effects the drug pr...