World's Scariest Drug

One morning you wake up in the middle of a park. Eh...I was probably drunk and passed out here. You go to your house and see EVERYTHING is gone...even your secret moola you stash in a security box with no signs of intrusion? You freak out and ask the doorman if he has any information on this.
The doorman says, "YOU loaded ALL your stuff onto a van yesterday night".

Imagine if the Devil created a beautiful plant and placed it right in Columbia, what would it be?
Brundanga, or known as scopolamine, is a drug that somewhat unbelievable. The plant is beautiful. You can get it for 40-50 pesos which is $3 to $4. Everyone in Columbia knows about it and everyone is careful. You cannot control it. The DEVIL has you. This drug is not only lethal, but you are robbed of your conscious. Complete elimination of free will. As they say it in Columbia, the devil's breath steals your soul. It traps your consciousness. One amazing thing about this drug is that you don't look drugged. If you're drunk, high, buzzed, or whatever you're on, you'll have symptoms of it. But scopolamine makes you look calm, normal, and just up to anything.


Columbia is the cocaine capital in the world. Even after their independence from Spain, it is taking time for the political realms to take their place and settle. There is still drug cartels going on even after the drug-war. Now the history of scopolamine goes way back to when the Chief died and it was culture that the servants, wives, and all goods were to be buried with him. What better way to do it, by drugging the servants and having them ordered to go into the graves (even if it meant they had to be buried alive). Sometimes it was for women giving birth so it would be easier on the mothers. In the 1930's and 40's it was used for interrogations. In the 60's the CIA used it as a truth serum, but with the use came consequences. But we are now in the 21st century where our minds have developed into many distinct individuals. 

A doctor interviewed [DR. Miriam Gutierez a toxicologist] says from a medical point of view, it is the PERFECT substance for criminal use. The drug hypnotizes the victim. The victim is under your command and when the drug wears out their memory is gone. 



"VICE's Ryan Duffy went to Colombia to check out a strange and powerful drug called Scopolamine, also known as "The Devil's Breath." It's a substance so intense that it renders a person incapable of exercising free will. The first few days in the country were a harrowing montage of freaked-out dealers and unimaginable horror stories about Scopolamine. After meeting only a few people with firsthand experience, the story took a far darker turn than we ever could have imagined" 

Ryan Duffy presents us with real live and personal stories of those who have been under the influence of this drug. 

The women who helped a man find his way around the neighborhood. 

A man just enjoying the night life

A prostitute who teaches us how to use the drug using seduction.

And a man who they shouldn't have messed with. 

Hearing these stories and actually seeing the beautiful plant just made it more interesting and somewhat "sacred". You find yourself asking if the "devil's breath" really exists. Somewhat of a curiosity just tempts you to want to try it and find out more about it. 

Duffy is sucked into a world he now cannot control the truths of. As he digs deeper into the stories of what the drug does, he somewhat realizes it is more than just lethal, it's an eye-opener to the devil's way of playing games. 

 It makes me think about the movie Divergent. The scene where they are dosed with a substance that made them do anything. It was like there is a real substance like that. How do we know this isn't used on people by the government? Are we practicing our free will at this very moment? It also makes you think of how YOU can use this drug for your purposes. There is an actual substance in the world where you are playing with someone's life. You are playing GOD. This can make me the puppeteer in someone's life. This documentary makes you think about the reality of actually "making a deal with the devil". Wait for the ending and what the drug can make both the abuser and the user go where no one has gone before. 

See if Ryan Duffy "Makes a deal with the devil" or choses to walk away from it.