US EditionCommon Motion Sickness Drug Being Used to Turn People Into Zombies
UK AND EUROPE, JUL 2 – Scopolamine causes severe memory loss and compliance, enabling crimes such as robbery and assault in Europe, with the UK reporting its first linked murder in 2019.
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Motion sickness drug linked to cases of robbery and assault – here’s what you need to know about ‘devil’s breath’
Scopolamine is extracted from brugmansia MaCross-Photography/ShutterstockScopolamine, more chillingly known as “devil’s breath,” is a drug with a dual identity. In medicine, it’s used to prevent motion sickness and nausea. But in the criminal underworld, particularly in parts of South America, it has gained a dark reputation as a substance that can erase memory, strip away free will and facilitate serious crimes. Now, its presence may be sparkin…
Scopolamine, a tropane alkaloid found in plants of the nightshade family, is a common motion sickness medication because it reduces tension in the digestive tract and prevents nausea. However, scopolamine also has the effect of turning targets into zombie-like beings, and is used by robbers and sexual assaulters, so it is also known as the "devil's breath."
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