Scopolamine is a hypnotic drug made from henbane. As scopolamine hydrobromide solution it is widely used for inducing twilight sleep at childbirth, for quieting maniacs, drug addicts, alcoholics. Some ...

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 ...

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Depression affects more than 280 million people worldwide, and approximately one-third of patients with major depressive disorder fail to respond to conventional antidepressants. The search for more ...

Q. I read recently in your column about an amnesia reaction to scopolamine. I would like to share my husband's scopolamine story. (In their column, Joe and Teresa Graedon answer letters from readers.