Real Zombies

It has many names: Devil's breath, burundanga, and scopolamine, to name a few. But no matter what you call this dangerous drug that is extracted from the borrachero ("get-you-drunk") tree, it's definitely not a designer drug that you would ever want to take recreationally.

This cheap, incredibly accessible drug is very popular with criminals in Colombia, where the borrachero tree grows basically everywhere, and it has become the newest drug to hit the streets of a country whose name is already synonymous with drug problems. But while Colombia is responsible for supplying almost all of the cocaine used in America, we can only hope that Devil's breath is never smuggled into the country as easily and as often as cocaine is.

America has had issues with a lot of drugs in the past. Opium was popular in the early 1900's; yuppies were crazy for coke in the 80's; ecstasy was all the rage in the 90's; pot has been popular forever; crystal meth has became more common over the past few years; and now teens are into a new herbal drug that can be purchased through the internet called "Snurf". But the Snurf craze and these other drug fads have or will die down somewhat (except for maybe marijuana), and they are all used recreationally for the most part. Devil's breath, however, is used in a very sinister, non-recreational way, and we can only hope it doesn't become the next trendy drug in the U.S.