How much do you know about Scopolamine?

• Scopolamine is a tropane alkaloid and anticholinergic drug used to treat motion sickness and postoperative nausea and vomiting.
• It can also be used as a premedication before surgery to decrease saliva.
• Scopolamine works by blocking some of the effects of acetylcholine in the nervous system.
• It can be administered by injection, orally, as a transdermal patch or in the eye.
• Scopolamine has potential side effects including sleepiness, blurred vision, dilated pupils, and dry mouth.
• It is not recommended for use in people with angle-closure glaucoma or bowel obstruction.
• Scopolamine should be used with caution in breastfeeding women and is not recommended for use in elderly people due to its potent anticholinergic adverse effects.
• Overdose symptoms include delirium, hallucinogenic alteration of consciousness, and central nervous system depression.
• Scopolamine can cause significant unwanted side effects or unpredictable synergies when taken with other medications or compounds.
• Scopolamine is found naturally in certain plants of the nightshade family and has been used for various purposes since ancient times.
• Scopolamine is a medication used to treat motion sickness, nausea, and vomiting.
• It can also be used as a sedative and anesthetic in medical procedures.
• Scopolamine and morphine were used together in the "twilight sleep" method of childbirth in the early 20th century.
• It has been used recreationally for its hallucinogenic properties, but is dangerous and classified as a deliriant drug.
• Scopolamine has been used as a truth serum in interrogations, but investigations were dropped due to side effects.
• In Colombia, scopolamine has been used in robberies, express kidnappings, and sexual assault.
• Scopolamine is used as a research tool to study memory encoding and has been identified as a psychoplastogen.
• NASA has developed a nasal administration method for scopolamine to treat motion sickness.
• Scopolamine has a long history of usage in mind-altering plant preparations, but its psychoactive effects are not as well understood as other hallucinogens.
• Other names for scopolamine include hyoscine hydrobromide, devil's breath, and burundanga.

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