Most likely, he was drugged with scopolamine by one of his most trusted aids, isolated for years, made ultra paranoid, and kept in a constant state of distracted dislocation until he died in 1973.
I believe a similar process was used to steal the wealth of John du Pont.
It's not schizophrenia exactly, but stimulant induced psychosis. They tend to be similar in most respects, but Cocaine induced Psychosis tends to create tactile hallucinations most frequently.
On the other hand, meth induced psychosis manifests most similarly to paranoid schizophrenia with auditory and olfactory hallucinations the most common symptoms- hearing voices or sounds, smelling suspicious people, etc.
On the other hand, scopolamine, in high enough doses, triggers fugue states with lost time and no memory of activities performed while under the drug's influence. Combined with the paranoia it induces- it is a highly effective tool for black mail... or rape drug. Just say'n. It's likely the people who were extorted out of their wealth were served a cocktail.
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goatboy ago
Most likely, he was drugged with scopolamine by one of his most trusted aids, isolated for years, made ultra paranoid, and kept in a constant state of distracted dislocation until he died in 1973.
I believe a similar process was used to steal the wealth of John du Pont.
Conspirologist ago
Paranoid schizophrenia usually starts because of cocaine. No need for more elaborated substances.
EVERYBODYPANIC ago
Scopolamine is awesome and simply derived from a common flower. Used to grow it in my front yard in Tampa. Look it up!
goatboy ago
Kind of.
It's not schizophrenia exactly, but stimulant induced psychosis. They tend to be similar in most respects, but Cocaine induced Psychosis tends to create tactile hallucinations most frequently.
On the other hand, meth induced psychosis manifests most similarly to paranoid schizophrenia with auditory and olfactory hallucinations the most common symptoms- hearing voices or sounds, smelling suspicious people, etc.
On the other hand, scopolamine, in high enough doses, triggers fugue states with lost time and no memory of activities performed while under the drug's influence. Combined with the paranoia it induces- it is a highly effective tool for black mail... or rape drug. Just say'n. It's likely the people who were extorted out of their wealth were served a cocktail.