Recent news on Scopolamine

Datura: Pure Toxicity Posted By : Gabriel Adams -  -  Apr 25, 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),The main ingredients in Datura are belladonna alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine. It is most often used by young people who are unaware of its reputation

Narcoanalysis and some hard facts  -  May 8, 2007
Frontline,The use of the drug scopolamine for criminal narcoanalysis was first reported in 1922. Barbiturates, which have been in use since the beginning of the last

Splashing Down in Indonesia  -  May 11, 2007
Cruising World,It didn't take long for Skip (who'd ignored my advice to load up on Scopolamine) to curse the joys of sailing. I assured him that the passage south would

Modern Maternity  -  Apr 30, 2007
Baltimore Magazine,...through 60’s included putting women in a “twilight sleep� through a potent cocktail of morphine and a powerful amnesia-inducing drug called scopolamine.

Datura: Pure Toxicity Posted By : Gabriel Adams -  -  26 Apr 2007
Business Portal 24 (press release),The main ingredients in Datura are belladonna alkaloids, atropine and scopolamine. It is most often used by young people who are unaware of its reputation

Owner-trainer Dennis Ward suspended  -  Apr 21, 2007
Daily Racing Form (subscription),The CHRB also filed a complaint but has not set a hearing date for trainer Jerry Hollendorfer regarding a positive for scopolamine, a Class 3 violation,

Foiling fatal food fads  -  Apr 11, 2007
separationsNOW.com (subscription),For toxic alkaloids such as coniine have been used as the basis for poisons, while others such as scopolamine are known to give an hallucinogenic high.

Naughty Rafaela is good in victory  -  Apr 21, 2007
Los Angeles Times,19 at Bay Meadows, tested positive for scopolamine, a toxic agent found in jimson weed. Rapid Silver, a horse trained by Alcala who won on March 22 at Santa

New technologies, needs will spur transdermal/transmucosal delivery  -  Apr 17, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,...niche since the introduction of the first patch formulations, Transderm-Scop (scopolamine) and Transderm-Nitro (nitroglycerin, both Alza), in 1981.

Chemical Weapons and Drug experiments brought to you by the CIA ...  -  Apr 11, 2007
Political Cortex,...and death rates were lower than expected for every drug tested, except for non-significant higher rates in those who received atropine or scopolamine."

Plate-Licking Pet Dog Horrifies Dinner Guest  -  Feb 23, 2007
Hartford Courant,A: The ingredient in Transderm Scop (scopolamine) has been used for decades to ease symptoms of motion sickness. The patch containing this drug is placed

Bah Humbug on the Holidays!  -  Feb 10, 2007
All At Sea,This year she also requested I have give her more Scopolamine Transderm patches for our offshore passages... but I just gave her a handful of those free

Health Effects (CO2 - Plant Production of Health-Promoting Substances  -  Jan 30, 2007
CO2 Science Magazine,It was also found to have reduced the concentration of nicotine in tobacco, to have increased the concentration of scopolamine in jimson weed,

NASA reeling to make sense of recent problems  -  Feb 11, 2007
Eastern Echo,NASA, at a loss to explain what went wrong, said it could've been the shock treatment and injections of scopolamine they randomly subjected her to.

Anavex Life Sciences Corp. Outlines Its Central Nervous System ...  -  Feb 1, 2007
Genetic Engineering News (press release),In Alzheimer's Disease (AD) animal models, AE14 reversed the short and long term memory deficits, induced by scopolamine, dozocilpine (MK-801) or Beta 25-35

Medicine at Sea  -  18 Jan 2007
All At Sea,In the dark cabin he rummaged through his baggage to find a Scopolamine patch and stuck it on. Ten minutes later he up-chucked the contents of his stomach,

Stop-smoking strategies to kick the cigarette habit  -  Jan 8, 2007
Columbia Missourian,Atropine and scopolamine combination therapy: Shots of these drugs reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Possible side effects include dizziness,

Arsenal of Death: What Horrors Will the Future Unleash?  -  Dec 29, 2006
Signal,...was an umbrella project that made use of radiation, electroshock, sodium pentothal, cannabis, scopolamine, morphine, mescaline and LSD.

ASK THE DOC  -  Dec 19, 2006
Glasgow Daily Record,This confusion makes you feel nauseous. If you have tried all the remedies, including scopolamine patches, your son's best bet is to minimise the problem. ...

Quest for truth still lacks a serum  -  Nov 27, 2006
Chicago Tribune,...delivery. The woman in labor was in a state of "twilight sleep" induced by scopolamine, a compound derived from the henbane plant. ...

Transdermal Scopolamine Provides 24-h Relief of Postoperative ...  Oct 20, 2006
CHICAGO, IL -- October 20, 2006 -- A transdermal scopolamine patch provides effective relief of postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) for at least 24 hours ... -DG News Neuren's Third Lead Drug Candidate, NNZ-2591, Proves Effective At ...  Oct 16, 2006
Scopolamine causes the animals to take much longer to learn and recall where the platform is, as it induces a cognitive impairment. ... -PR Newswire (press release), Neuren's Third Lead Drug Candidate, NNZ-2591, Proves Effective At ...  Oct 16, 2006
Scopolamine causes theanimals to take much longer to learn and recall where the platform is, as itinduces a cognitive impairment. ... -Earthtimes.org Planting a new approach to care  Oct 31, 2006
Doctors long looked disparagingly at Aguilar's borrachero leaves, for example, as of little use except as a source of scopolamine, a drug that thieves slip ... -SouthCoastToday.com, Jimson seeds send three to hospital  Oct 13, 2006
Chemicals in the plant – atropine and scopolamine – block the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, causing dry mouth, dilated pupils, high temperature (but ... -The Reporter, Market Report -- In Play (EPIX)  Oct 17, 2006
PRX-07034 also completely reversed a scopolamine-induced deficit in memory, suggesting that PRX-07034 exerts a positive effect on the cholinergic system which ... -MSN Money Special Delivery  Oct 12, 2006
...midwives offered calming words to alleviate pain.Then doctors started using chloroform, or twilight sleep (the use of a combination of scopolamine and morphine ... -New York Sun, What to Expect  24 Sep 2006
Later, feminists agitated for the right to sink into something ominously and glamorously called Twilight Sleep, a cocktail of scopolamine and morphine first ... -New York Times

High seas: Rough conditions make for a challenging start to race  Sep 2, 2006
He wore a Scopolamine medicine patch behind his ear yesterday to prevent seasickness caused by rough conditions. "My crew is hoping I throw up," Santa said. ... -Stamford Advocate

Female halibut captain navigates through a sea of preconceptions  Aug 27, 2006
...from reading. "They came prepared this time.". The night before, the two stuck Scopolamine patches behind their ears. The patches ... -Inside Bay Area

Mental Energy: Assessing the Cognition Dimension  Aug 25, 2006
Differentiating the effects of centrally acting drugs on arousal and memory: an event-related potential study of scopolamine, lorazepam and diphenhydramine. ... -International News Service

Quest for truth still lacks a serum  -  Nov 27, 2006
Chicago Tribune,The woman in labor was in a state of "twilight sleep" induced by scopolamine, a compound derived from the henbane plant. House had asked her husband for a

Some Believe 'Truth Serums' Will Come Back  -  Nov 19, 2006
Washington Post,The woman in labor was in a state of "twilight sleep" induced by scopolamine, a compound derived from the henbane plant that blocks the action of the

Female halibut captain navigates through a sea of preconceptions  Aug 27, 2006
...from reading. "They came prepared this time.". The night before, the two stuck Scopolamine patches behind their ears. The patches ... -Inside Bay Area

Mental Energy: Assessing the Cognition Dimension  Aug 25, 2006
Differentiating the effects of centrally acting drugs on arousal and memory: an event-related potential study of scopolamine, lorazepam and diphenhydramine. ... -International News Service

Probe over nerve gas suspicion  Aug 20, 2006
Commonwealth offences. Hyoscine, also known as scopolamine, is widely used to treat stomach disorders, motion sickness and vomiting. But ... -The Age

It's not easy being green  Aug 3, 2006
A trip to the doctor might yield a prescription for something more powerful -- scopolamine, a depressant that affects the central nervous system. ... -Roanoke Times

Motion Sickness  Aug 17, 2006
Mostly they are looking for a prescription for the scopolamine patches that adults commonly used, but unfortunately, these are not recommended for use in ... -About - News & Issues

Avoid seasickness before boarding  Jul 19, 2006
Another excellent medication is Transderm Scop, containing the drug scopolamine, which comes in the form of a patch and must be prescribed by a doctor. ... -Wilmington Morning Star

Clinic offers stop-smoking regimen that scares doctors  Jul 2, 2006
The patented treatment includes three drugs — atropine, scopolamine and chlorpromazine — that act "to block the central nicotine receptors in the brain ... -Dickson Herald

"The Drug Years" from Sundance – a short count  Jun 22, 2006
In a series of experiments, the drugs included LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, scopolamine, marijuana, and sodium pentothal, perhaps some of your Favorite Things. ... -Online Journal

Natural remedies, medicines can help ease the quease  Jul 4, 2006
Talk with your doctor about over-the-counter medications such as Bonine and Dramamine and prescription medications such as scopolamine, available in behind-the ... -Asbury Park Press

FEI issues guide on competition horse drugs  Jul 4, 2006
...without epinephrine); respiratory system products clenbuterol; salbutamol (albuterol) and dembrexine; and the colic treatments butorphanol, scopolamine-N-butyl ... -Horsetalk



The Scopolamine Addiction  Apr 25, 2006
Everyone already knows the tense bewilderment brought about by Mahler's symphonies, the musical mathematics of Tool's guitar cords, the sexual magnetism of ... - Mass Media (subscription)

Why is DOD Ignoring Heroic Vets?  May 13, 2006
...by the government for their roles in this research using chemical weapons such as Sarin, BZ, mustard agents, nerve agents, drugs such as LSD, PCP, scopolamine. ... - Political Cortex

Seasick without the sea  May 4, 2006
Other medications CDC recommends are scopolamine, oral meclizine (Bonine, Antivert or another form of Dramamine), diphenhydramine (Benadryl) and promethazine. ... - The Casper Star Tribune

The big queasy  May 1, 2006
Behind-the-ear patches containing scopolamine now control her motion sickness under most circumstances, but not on the Riddler's Revenge ride at Six Flags ... - Arizona Republic





Killing in 1938 is coldest local case  Mar 26, 2006
Eight days after the death, police took DeBlaey to a doctor's office in East Lansing for a "truth serum" test, where he was given scopolamine, a drug now used ... - The Grand Rapids Press



The Guantanamo Detainees  Feb 9, 2006
I'd prefer that we just shoot them up with scopolamine, and see what results we get from their free-association rambling, than subject them to Britney Spears ... - Questions and Observations

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