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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Dipa Kamdar

Devil’s breath: Common motion sickness drug linked to robbery and assault

Scopolamine, 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.

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