Common Motion Sickness Drug Being Used to Turn People Into Zombies

Common Motion Sickness Drug Being Used to Turn People Into Zombies

Scopolamine, more chillingly known as "devil's breath," is a drug with a dual identity.

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…