Tow #29 World's Scariest Drug

Bank account bone dry? Woke up on a park bench disoriented and beaten? Have the sneaking suspicion that you spent the night in a zombie-like state emptying your bank accounts and home for Colombian drug lords? Or maybe, you don't remember anything at all.

Chances are, you may have been the unwitting victim of "the Devil's Breath", also known as Scopolamine. This is the scenario that the documentary, The World's Scariest Drug recounts this increasingly popular drug, that is sneakily sweeping the streets of Columbia. Known as one of the most dangerous drugs in the world, hence the title, Scopolamine has a reputation of being something like a "zombie drug" and is most often used to "rob, rape, or kill". The documentary follows Ryan Duffy's journey to Columbia to inform viewers about the deadliest drug in existence.

In the documentary, Ryan Duffy interviews multiple victims of Scopolamine who have had to live with the horrible aftermath. Each of the victims has still been profoundly affected today. One woman interviewed explains that what makes Scopolamine so scary is that recipients are completely conscious after being drugged but become completely at the will of their attacker and will do anything that they are told. After being drugged, she willingly lead her drugger to her apartment and gave him all her money and expensive camera items that he requested. It was not until the next day that she realized what had happened. Even so, the woman considered herself lucky as she was only administered a small dosage so could still recall some events. Often, the victims are not only robbed but raped and killed. Most victims are unable to remember anything that happened to them and have to live with the fact of not knowing for the rest of their lives.

Later, Ryan Duffy interviews a local drug dealer who specializes in Scopolamine to learn about how it is taken and where it is found. Turns out, the drug grows on a tree called Boracherro, a plant that populates much of the city and in the area where Duffy was staying, many grow right outside children's preschools. The plant once synthesized is made into a powder so potent that just briefly smelling it will allow the victim to fall under its spell. Drug lords easily use this to their advantage by administering it on small packets of paper that they slip to victims.

The documentary makes it clear the Scopolamine is one of the most dangerous drugs found in the world today due to its potency and chilling effect it has on the victim.