Depression affects more than 280 million people worldwide, and approximately one-third of patients with major depressive disorder fail to respond to conventional antidepressants. The search for more ...

The term "truth serum" refers to a number of mind-altering drugs. These drugs make you incapable of lying, or so the theory goes. Such mind-altering drugs do exist, but their effect isn't enough to ...

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Credit: Getty Images. Scopolamine administered via an intranasal gel demonstrated rapid absorption, according to pharmacokinetic studies. Intranasal scopolamine (DPI-386) was found to effectively ...

Scopolamine, more chillingly known as “devil’s breath,” is a drug with a dual identity. In medicine, it’s used to prevent motion sickness and nausea. But in the criminal underworld, particularly in ...

Common side effects of the scopolamine patch include a dry mouth, sweating, drowsiness, and more. In rare cases, serious side effects can occur. These include confusion, heart palpitations, seizures, ...