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Colombian "Zombie Drug" Eliminates Free Will

I saw a pretty interesting video on CNN today:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/09/26/ntm.zombie.drug.cnn

It's about a chemical, Scopolamine, which is derived from a Colombian plant and can be used to drug people. Apparently it leaves the victim in a state where they are fully articulate and have normal motor function, but they have no control over their actions. Criminals use this effect to make their victims completely cooperative in the crimes. One victim said he was drugged and taken to a bank where he voluntarily withdrew all his money and gave it to the men (that drugged him) who were waiting outside. Pretty crazy shit. The CNN video is basically a report on a documentary from VBS.tv, who had a reporter go to Colombia to research the drug and it's effects. If you're interested, check out the documentary at VBS: http://www.vbs.tv/shows/index.php?show=Colombian%20Devil's%20Breath. It is in 9 segments which are located at the top right corner of that site.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is very similar to Datura, although it is (according to the documentary) refined by a chemical process to arrive at the final product.
 
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Beochslapper said:
I saw a pretty interesting video on CNN today:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2007/09/26/ntm.zombie.drug.cnn

It's about a chemical, Scopolamine, which is derived from a Colombian plant and can be used to drug people. Apparently it leaves the victim in a state where they are fully articulate and have normal motor function, but they have no control over their actions. Criminals use this effect to make their victims completely cooperative in the crimes. One victim said he was drugged and taken to a bank where he voluntarily withdrew all his money and gave it to the men (that drugged him) who were waiting outside. Pretty crazy shit. The CNN video is basically a report on a documentary from VBS.tv, who had a reporter go to Colombia to research the drug and it's effects. If you're interested, check out the documentary at VBS: http://www.vbs.tv/shows/index.php?show=Colombian%20Devil's%20Breath. It is in 9 segments which are located at the top right corner of that site.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is very similar to Datura, although it is (according to the documentary) refined by a chemical process to arrive at the final product.

Its one of the chemicals in Datura. Stupid video. You don't need to go all the way down to Columbia to investigate this chemical.
 
Originally Posted by Beochslapper
I saw a pretty interesting video on CNN today:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bes...ombie.drug.cnn

It's about a chemical, Scopolamine, which is derived from a Colombian plant and can be used to drug people. Apparently it leaves the victim in a state where they are fully articulate and have normal motor function, but they have no control over their actions. Criminals use this effect to make their victims completely cooperative in the crimes. One victim said he was drugged and taken to a bank where he voluntarily withdrew all his money and gave it to the men (that drugged him) who were waiting outside. Pretty crazy shit. The CNN video is basically a report on a documentary from VBS.tv, who had a reporter go to Colombia to research the drug and it's effects. If you're interested, check out the documentary at VBS: http://www.vbs.tv/shows/index.php?show=Colombian%20Devil's%20Breath. It is in 9 segments which are located at the top right corner of that site.

EDIT: I'm pretty sure this is very similar to Datura, although it is (according to the documentary) refined by a chemical process to arrive at the final product.

I think it's actually different from Datura but it is still an anticholinergic. This class of drugs all seems to do the same thing. You can take 8 benadryl and it'll be the same as taking Datura or this shit probably. Maybe some interesting differences but overall I imagine the dilerium is essential the same no matter what it is. You just think you're talking to friends, working at the office, whatever.. and in reality you're standing on the freeway miming making a sandwich cause you think you're in the kitchen.

Oh and I have to imagine this doesn't work as easily as they'd like you to believe. I mean you'll be plenty fucked up and willing to do whatever but actually getting you to do the right thing without raising any alarms is probably challenging. For example going to the bank as long as they have you in the mindset of going to the bank and doing a withdrawl there's probably a decent chance it'll work. However, I'd say it's just as likely that you'll go to the bank and start having a conversation with your friend who happens to be there. In reality though the teller would see you talking to no one. I'm not sure many tellers would let someone empty their bank account while talking to an imaginary friend.
 
Opium Abuse Among Women And Children In Afghanistan

Check out the Video and article here. Featuring Old women smoking opium and shotgunning hits into children's mouths. Article from August 2007.

Opium Abuse Among Women And Children In Afghanistan Marked as: Mature
With some 1,600 mothers dying per 100,000 births, Afghanistan has one of the worst maternal mortality rates in the world, as per the UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund).

In Badakhshan, 6,500 mothers out 100,000 die while giving birth - the highest maternal mortality rate in the world.

Opium abuse exacerbates the situation, specialists say. Women who consume opium during pregnancy lose much of their energy and become vulnerable to different diseases.

Most addicted mothers suffer from asthma, coughing and lung problems which make them very weak to endure the burden of pregnancy.

Health workers say some addicted mothers also loose the chance of a future pregnancy because opium addiction damages their uterus.

Addiction has put a heavy financial burden on many poor families, plunging them deeper into poverty and social insecurity. "I've been spending 200 Afghani [US$4] on opium every day for the past seven years. I sold my land in order to afford my addiction," another addicted woman, Bibi Mullah, said.

Badakhshan, one of Afghanistan's most isolated, underdeveloped and poverty-stricken provinces, has a rugged terrain that impedes movement in its sparsely populated districts.

There is no official data about the number of drug addicts in Badakhshan. However, the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC) says one million people have drug addiction problems in Afghanistan of which 45,000 are women.

According to Mohammad Alim Yaqoobi, head of the UNODC office in Badakhshan, the majority of people in Badakhshan lack access to health services and awareness about the harm of opium addiction.

"People tend to consume opium as a painkiller. It takes time until they actually realise that opium itself is a disease and that they are addicted to it," added Yaqoobi.

Locals in the district say if health services were provided they would not use opium as a substitute for medicine.

In Yamgan and many other districts of Badakshan, donkeys are the only means of transport for the locals. A resident of Jokhan village in Yamgan District needs two days, either on foot or by donkey, to reach the nearest medical facility. Opium is thus considered a readily available option.

UNODC has been working in Badakhshan to raise the awareness of local population about the risks associated with opium addiction.

However, given the high rate of illiteracy in the estimated 900,000 population of Badakhshan, it is very difficult to maintain a robust public information campaign. Some 3,730 opium-addicted individuals who had received treatment in Badakhshan resumed opium consumption shortly after the rehabilitation, according to UNODC.
 
wow, thats pretty awesome drew345, just finished em all up. Pretty informative!
 
thanks it will hopefully help some people if anyone sees it hear. Those kids gettin busted with 8 sheets LSD nearly made me vomit there prolly still in prison
 
More proof cops are stupid

Not sure if this has been posted here before or if this is even the place to post this, but here goes. Check out the link and the youtube video. This is hilarious. This cop took some weed off of somebody, him and his wife made it into brownies and ate them. They then thought they OD'ed and died. This is the 911 tape. Classic shit and more proof cops are idiots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TKVAQLnm_5Y
 
Kul69 said:
I think it's actually different from Datura but it is still an anticholinergic. This class of drugs all seems to do the same thing. You can take 8 benadryl and it'll be the same as taking Datura or this shit probably. Maybe some interesting differences but overall I imagine the dilerium is essential the same no matter what it is. You just think you're talking to friends, working at the office, whatever.. and in reality you're standing on the freeway miming making a sandwich cause you think you're in the kitchen.

Oh and I have to imagine this doesn't work as easily as they'd like you to believe. I mean you'll be plenty fucked up and willing to do whatever but actually getting you to do the right thing without raising any alarms is probably challenging. For example going to the bank as long as they have you in the mindset of going to the bank and doing a withdrawl there's probably a decent chance it'll work. However, I'd say it's just as likely that you'll go to the bank and start having a conversation with your friend who happens to be there. In reality though the teller would see you talking to no one. I'm not sure many tellers would let someone empty their bank account while talking to an imaginary friend.

scopolamine is in datura, as well as atropine, and hyoscyamine.
 
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