Scopol ami neDevi l sBr eat h Sc opol ami neDev i l sBr eat hhasbeenl abel edast hewor l d’ ss c ar i es t dr ug. I t i s n’ t adr ugmanypeopl ehav ek nowl edgeabout c ompar edt oot herhar dhi t t i ngs ubs t anc ess uc hasc oc ai ne, her oi n, ormet h. Yet , Sc opol ami neDev i l ’ s Br eat hi sex t r emel ydanger ousandus edi nv er ydi f f er entway st ot hepr ev i ous l yment i oneds ubs t anc es . Duet ot hel egends ur r oundi ngi t sdanger s ,t her ear epeopl ewhodonotbel i ev eSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat h ex i s t s .I nf ac t ,t heyc ons i dert hedr ugandi t sef f ec t sont hemi ndandbodyt obes omet hi ngofanur banl egend. Howev er ,t her ei snot hi ngmadeupaboutt heef f ec t sofSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat h. Manyof t hos epeopl ewhohav ebel i t t l edi t sef f ec t sont hemi ndandbodyhav es uf f er eddev as t at i ngc ons equenc esonc ebei ngdos edwi t ht hedr ug.
Whati sScopol ami neDevi l sBr eat h? Youmayhav ehear ds t or i esofpeopl et r av el i ngt oCent r alandSout hAmer i c aorSout heas tAs i aandbei ng r obbed,r aped,oras s aul t edaf t erbei ngputi nt oat r anc el i k eorZombi el i k es t at e.Thes eev ent soc c urandSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat hi sbehi ndi t .Whats t ar t edoutasapar al y z i ng/ mi ndal t er i ngdr ugi nj us taf ewpl ac esi s nowmak i ngi t swayar oundt hewor l d. Sc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat hi sas ubs t anc et hati sbl owni nt ot hef ac eofanuns us pec t i ngper s on,s oak edona bus i nes sc ar dgi v ent ot our i s t s ,orev enputont oanATM mac hi ne’ sbut t ons . Onc et hes ubs t anc et ouc hest hes k i norf ac e,i ti nc apac i t at est hev i c t i m,put t i ngt hem i nt oaz ombi el i k es t at e. Theper s onhasnoc ont r olov ert hei rac t i onswhi c hl eav est hem atr i s kofas s aul t ,r obber y ,s ex ualabus e,and s t r eetc r i mes .Aper s oni sev enatt her i s kofhav i ngt hei rhomesr obbed,bankac c ount sc ompl et el yempt i ed, andi ns omeex t r emec as es ,bodyor gansr emov edt obes ol dont hebl ac kmar k et .
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Manypeopl ebel i ev et hes es t or i est ober i di c ul ous .How c oul dadr ugdot hi s ?Thes i mpl eans weri st hati t doeshappen. Sc opol ami neDev i l sBr eat hc omesf r om t hef l owerof t he“ bor r ac her o”bus h. I t i sc ommonl yf oundi nCol ombi a, t heSout hAmer i c anc ount r yi nwhi c ht hedr ugf i r s t bec amepr omi nent . Thes eedsar epowder edandgot hr ough ac hemi c al pr oc es sus i ngal i qui dk nownas“ bur andanga” .Thebor r ac her obus hhasbeenus edf orc ent ur i es bynat i v eSout hAmer i c ansf ors pi r i t ual r i t ual s . Thes ubs t anc el eadst ohal l uc i nat i ons ,s c ar yi mages ,andal ac kofwi l l power . Amnes i aandmemor yl os sar e l i k el yt ooc c ur .Vi c t i mshav enomemor yoft hei nc i dent sandc annotr ec al l howt heywer eat t ac k edorempt i ed t hei rbankac c ount s .Duet omemor yl os s ,t hepol i c emaynotbel i ev et hev i c t i m’ ss t or y .
WhatdoesScopol ami neDevi l sBr eat hdo? Cr i mi nal sar enowus i ngSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat ht os pi k edr i nk sorf oodatr es t aur ant s .Whatus edt obea c r i mi nal wal k i ngupt oat our i s tont hes t r eett oas kf ordi r ec t i onsandbl owi ngSc opol ami neDev i l sBr eat hi nt o t hei rf ac ehast ur nedi nt os omet hi ngev enmor edev i ous . Whi l eDev i l sBeat hi st hewor l d’ ss c ar i es t dr ug; Sc opol ami nei sc ons i der edanes s ent i al medi c i nebyt heWor l d Heal t hOr gani z at i on( WHO) . Sc opol ami newasf i r s t di s c ov er edbyGer mans c i ent i s t , Al ber t Ladenbur g, i n1880. Des pi t ei t si s ol at i oni nt hel at e19t hc ent ur y ,Sc opol ami nei sbel i ev edt ohav ebeenus edi nher bal medi c i nes andc er emoni esdat i ngbac kt opr ehi s t or i ct i mes .
Overt hecour seoft hel as tcent ur y ,Sc opol ami nehasbeenus edf ormedi c i nalpur pos esi n pr oduct sf or : Mot i ons i c k nes s Seas i c k nes s Naus ea/ Vomi t i ngex per i enc edbypos t oppat i ent s I r r i t abl ebowel s y ndr ome Gas t r oi nt es t i nal s pas ms Sc opol ami nei sneededbyt hemedi c al c ommuni t yandpat i ent ss uf f er i ngf r om t hes et y pesof i s s ues . Howev er , i nt hewr onghands , i t hasdev as t at i ngef f ec t sonunk nowi ngpeopl e. I t i s n’ t j us t t r av el er sandt our i s t st hat hav e beendos edwi t hSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat h. Ani nc r eas ei nc as eswor l dwi des howsi ndi v i dual sl i v i ngi nc i t i es s uc hasHongKongandPar i sar ebei ngdos edwi t ht hedr ug.
Howst r ongi sDevi l sBr eat h? Theef f ec t soft hedr ugar eex t r emel ys t r ong.I ndi v i dual shav enoc ont r ol ov erwhatt heydoands uf f ermemor y l os s .I ns omec as es ,aper s on’ smemor yc anbej ogged,buti tmayt ak eday sorl ongerf ort hatt ooc c ur–i fi t doesatal l . TheUni t edSt at e’ sCent r alI nt el l i genc eAgenc y( CI A)pr ev i ous l yus edSc opol ami net oi nt er r ogat es us pec t s . I n1922,i ti sr epor t edt hatt heCI A“ ex per i ment ed”wi t ht hedr ugwhi l es peak i ngt oi ndi v i dual saboutc r i mes . Ot hergov er nment sar oundt hewor l dhav eex per i ment edwi t ht hedr ugaswel l .I thasbeenus edasat r ut h s er umandi n2008, i t i sc l ai medt heCz ec hRepubl i c ’ sgov er nment s anc t i onedex per i ment sus i ngSc opol ami ne.
Cr i mesi nvol vi ngDevi l sBr eat h Asaweapon,t hedr ug’ sus es t ar t edi nCol ombi a. Ac c or di ngt or es ear c h,Col ombi ahasupt o50, 000c r i mi nal as s aul t spery earr el at edt oSc opol ami neDev i l ’ sBr eat h.
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Thes ec r i mesar eagai ns tt our i s t sandl oc al sal i k e.Remar k abl y ,20% oft heemer genc yr oom v i s i t si nBogot a, t hec ount r y ’ sc api t al ,ar eduet oSc opol ami nepoi s oni ng.Oft hos es uf f er i ngf r om Sc opol ami nepoi s oni ng,70% oft hem ar er obbedoft hei rmoneyand/ orpos s es s i ons . Whi l ebei ngr obbedi ss c ar y , mor eandmor ec r i mesar ebei ngc ommi t t edt ok i dnapands ex ual l yas s aul t peopl e af t erdos i ngt hem wi t hDev i l ’ sBr eat h.I n2012,t heUSDepar t mentofSt at eandt heGov er nmentofCanada i s s uedadv i s or ywar ni ngt ot our i s t sov ert hepos s i bi l i t yofbei ngt ar get edbyc r i mi nal sus i ngDev i l ’ sBr eat h. Manyof t hes t or i esof c r i mi nal sdos i ngmal ev i c t i mswi t hDev i l ’ sBr eat hof t endes c r i beat t r ac t i v e, y oungwomen bei ngus edt ot ar gett hem.Themenar eof t enbel i ev edt obeweal t hybyt hec r i mi nal smak i ngt hem aneas y mar k . Ther ear epl ent yofi ndi v i dual st hatbel i ev eSc opol ami neDev i l sBr eat ht obeaCol ombi anpr obl em.Howev er , ov ert hel as tdec ade,t hedr ughasbeenus edt odos ev i c t i msi nc i t i esar oundt hegl obe.Of t ent i mes ,t hes e c r i mesgounr epor t ed. I n2015,t hr eec r i mi nal swer ear r es t edi nPar i saf t erus i ngDev i l ’ sBr eat ht or obel der l ypeopl e.Thec r i mi nal s bl ewt hepowderi nt ot hev i c t i ms ’ f ac es . Onc edos ed, t hev i c t i mswer et ak enadv ant ageof whi l ei naz ombi el i k e s t at e. Sc opol ami neDev i l sBr eat hhaspl ent yofc r i t i c sc l ai mi ngt hedr ugc annot“ z ombi f y ”v i c t i ms .Howev er ,wi t h 50, 000poi s oni ngspery eari nCol ombi aandmor epeopl ebei ngdos edwi t ht hedr ugar oundt hewor l dannual l y ,i thasbec omeadr ugs ought af t erbymanyc r i mi nal s .Dev i l sBr eat hi sc er t ai nl yt hewor l d’ ss c ar i es tdr ug.
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