Is there a drug that induces a death-like coma?

Question:In the Shakespeare tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet," Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a drug that induces a death-like coma. Is there a drug that will have that effect?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: In the Shakespeare tragedy, "Romeo and Juliet," Friar Lawrence gives Juliet a drug that induces a death-like coma. Is there a drug that will have that effect?

scopolamine

Used in S.America to rob people. Nashty stuff.

Many problem is the proper dosage.

A rare S.American frog has a poison that Voodoo cultist's use to turn people into catatonic zombies. Don't lick the frogs!

seems like there would be.... they use that drug in a bunch of movies ie "lets go to prison", "sleeping beauty", "the professional"

benedryl makes me feel like im in a coma

I think it was suppose to be "Hemlock" (for some reason) thin line between life and death using that poison---I guess. ...in Romeo and Juliet.

Have to investigate that....there is a "Hemlock Society" you probably know about that one.

There are a number of drugs used in anesthesia that might be considered of that nature....anesthesia is called "a controlled state of death" sometimes.

brucine? look up the book The Count of Monte Cristo and the chapter called Toxicology.

I don't think so, but I think overdosing on specific types of drugs can put you to sleep, like Muscle-Relaxants: Ibprofin, Advil (etc.)