Posted by Tony P on January 4, 2017, at 23:59:20
In reply to scopolamine: devil's breath, posted by rjlockhart37 on December 8, 2016, at 14:45:10
It's all in the dose. Scopolamine, hyoscine & atropine all have legitimate medical uses, but the doses are VERY small - often less than 1 mg. I once experimented with a recreational dose of scopolomine & got nothing from it but a rather dazed, amnesic period. Definitely a dangerous drug under non-Rx use because the dangerous/lethal dose is so small.
That said, I just purchased OTC Buscopan, a related drug (N-butylscopolammonium bromide), for intestinal cramps (colic). You can likely get preparations containing these drugs from a herbalist. Caution, yes, but no more a Devil than any other powerful med.
There's nothing that isn't poisonous in large enough doses, even water. But the very powerful drugs such as scop, fentanyl, etc. are dangerous because a slight miscalculation or unreliable source can be fatal.
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