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Drug 'Devil's Breath' from Colombia can block free will, wipe memory and even kill
UK Daily Mail ^ | May 12, 2012 | Beth Stebner

Posted on 05/13/2012 3:57:59 PM PDT by Innovative

Scopolamine often blown into faces of victims or added to drinks

Within minutes, victims are like 'zombies' - coherent, but with no free will

Some victims report emptying bank accounts to robbers or helping them pillage own house

Drug is made from borrachero tree, which is common in Colombia

... He told Vice that Scopolamine can be blown in the face of a passer-by on the street, and within minutes, that person is under the drug's effect - scopolamine is odourless and tasteless-

'You can guide them wherever you want,' he explained. 'It's like they're a child.'

Black said that one gram of Scopolamine is similar to a gram of cocaine, but later called it 'worse than anthrax.'

In high doses, it is lethal.

The drug, he said, turns people into complete zombies and blocks memories from forming. So even after the drug wears off, victims have no recollection as to what happened.

One victim told Vice that a man approached her on the street asking her for directions. Since it was close by, she helped take the man to his destination, and they drank juice together.

She took the man to her house and helped him gather all of her belongings, including her boyfriend's cameras and savings.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: blowninface; devilsbreath; drugs; scopolamine
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To: Misterioso; rawcatslyentist
rawcatslyentist: Scopolamine patches are worn by space travelers to prevent space sickness.

Misterioso: From my experience, they don't always work.

Okay, Best Intriguing Freeper Post of 2012 Award.

41 posted on 05/13/2012 8:24:20 PM PDT by Talisker (He who commands, must obey.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

It grows wild pretty much everywhere.
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I don’t think the ‘Devil’s Breath’ in the story and Angel Trumpits here could be the same thing.
If you read the story, they had to go to South America to investigate the plant.


42 posted on 05/13/2012 8:28:06 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: gusopol3

There was recently an episode of ‘Criminal Intent’ that involved a serial killer who used this drug on victims. The bad guy dumped some white powder on a tray (I was just figuring it was cocaine) and then blew it into his victims face. Then he instructed the guy to kill his own son, who was also a captive. This all happened on the bad guy’s fishing boat.


43 posted on 05/13/2012 8:34:00 PM PDT by Lancey Howard (No Romney, no way.)
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To: P.O.E.
My favorite zombie:


44 posted on 05/13/2012 8:38:11 PM PDT by Lancey Howard (No Romney, no way.)
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To: tet68

Huh... A topless White Zombie.


45 posted on 05/13/2012 8:39:42 PM PDT by Lancey Howard (No Romney, no way.)
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To: Innovative

It would be interesting if certain political figures were made to tell the truth.


46 posted on 05/13/2012 8:52:27 PM PDT by Bellflower (The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
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To: lightman
Blow that into lines of voters on November 6 and Ø will win by a landslide.

Not if we do it first. JUST KIDDING!

47 posted on 05/13/2012 9:00:28 PM PDT by Bellflower (The LORD is Holy, separated from all sin, perfect, righteous, high and lifted up.)
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To: patriot08
The Devil's Breath is the concoction containing scopolamine, which is also contained in any number of the solanaceae family, toxic varieties of which grow pretty much everywhere.

Brugmansia is the plant used in Colombia and Datura is the plant supposedly consumed by Carlos Castenda in Mexico. The two are closely related members of the solanaceae family and both are known as Angel's Trumpet.

The Colombians may be misusing it but the reporters could probably have gone just about anywhere to locate a source of scopolamine. I know a couple guys who tried some wild Jimson weed they found around their camp site in Southern California back in the 70s.

48 posted on 05/13/2012 10:07:32 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank. - Montgomery Scott)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Oh, ok. Wow.
Glad I never picked any of those flowers. (they are so beautiful) They shouldn’t have those things growing around public places. Children don’t know they’re dangerous.


49 posted on 05/13/2012 10:17:28 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I live near the beach here, and there have been more than a few tourists who have poisoned themselves by using oleander branches (oleander bushes are everywhere along the beaches)to spear hot dogs to roast.


50 posted on 05/13/2012 10:20:03 PM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: patriot08

They’re not a problem unless you actually consume them. A lot of common plants are toxic. Probably the worst and most common is oleander. It is TOXIC. I’ve been told to wear gloves when handling it.


51 posted on 05/13/2012 10:22:54 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank. - Montgomery Scott)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I read all his books in the 70s before I had an encounter with Jesus. It was all sorcery.


52 posted on 05/13/2012 10:25:39 PM PDT by Dogbert41 ("...The people of Jerusalem are strong, because the Lord Almighty is their God" Zech. 12:5)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I hack down my neighbor’s oleander bushes twice a year (27 years now) and have never had any problems. The plants exude a milky white sap when cut, like Milkweed. They are just indestructible.


53 posted on 05/13/2012 11:16:43 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Innovative

Featured in a recent episode of Castle.


54 posted on 05/13/2012 11:22:13 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: Sarajevo

Take the ‘little grenades’ and grind them up for tea ... just sayin’


55 posted on 05/13/2012 11:27:43 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

Dumb me, I remember when I was a kid and once picking some oleander blossoms- and then somebody told me they were poisonous and to wash my hands.
It’s amazing more children aren’t poisoned by plants.
They’re drawn to flowers and putting things in their mouth.

I’m just dumbfounded that that apt. complex here would allow those Angels Trumpets to grow on its grounds. Lots of children live there.

(By the way, there is a movie called ‘White Oleander’ about a woman who used them to poison her husband. Good movie
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0283139/)

Well, at least I didn’t use the brances to spear hotdogs like some of our tourists along our beaches.
They’re so dangerous I don’t know why they don’t cut them all down.


56 posted on 05/14/2012 12:25:14 AM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: Dogbert41

Casteneda made it all up.


57 posted on 05/14/2012 12:29:08 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank. - Montgomery Scott)
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To: Dogbert41

Casteneda made it all up.


58 posted on 05/14/2012 12:29:26 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The best diplomat I know is a fully-activated phaser bank. - Montgomery Scott)
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To: Jeff Chandler
By the way the city where I live, is just full of oleander. There are everywhere you look. Businesses, residences- everywhere, because they are pretty, make good screens and so hardy they will thrive anywhere. poor soil, scanty rainfall- not a problem.
59 posted on 05/14/2012 12:30:55 AM PDT by patriot08 (TEXAS GAL- born and bred and proud of it!)
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To: patriot08

Really? I’ve got to try some of those. I have spots on my property where I can’t even get cactus to grow.


60 posted on 05/14/2012 5:42:01 PM PDT by Sarajevo (http://rulesoftheinternet.com/index.php?title=Main_Page)
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