1380: Is Victim at Fault for Scopolamine Assault? | Feedback Friday

September 11, 2026

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“I saw him do a line of it, so I felt like I could trust it. Then, three to five minutes later, I felt weird, and then very quickly incapacitated, but awake and conscious.” That one detail — watching the predator take the same drug first — is the hinge of a terrifying story on this Feedback Friday episode of The Jordan Harbinger Show. A listener writes in after a trip to Colombia where he was drugged with scopolamine, raped, and robbed, all while his Apple Pay and biometrics were used to drain his accounts over 48 hours he cannot remember. The episode uses his letter as a springboard to explore the mechanics of scopolamine, the limits of consumer fraud protection, and the difficult path of rebuilding after trauma. A second letter covers the challenge of introducing a partner who began as an affair to family and young children, and a third asks how to support a colleague with severe alcoholism without becoming consumed by it. The throughline is responsibility — where it belongs, where it ends, and how to hold it without being crushed.

The Scopolamine Trap and Its Aftermath

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What you'll learn

1 (02:30) **Jordan's China Trip: Legos, Pedicures, and Cyberpunk Contrasts** - Jordan recounts his recent trip to Hong Kong and Shenzhen, sharing bizarre and humorous stories from the road.
2 (18:00) **The Dark Side of China's Boom: Coffin Apartments and Empty Ghost Cities** - Jordan pivots from travel anecdotes to a sobering look at the economic and social disparities visible in Hong Kong and Shenzhen.
3 (25:16) **Letter 1: A Scopolamine Assault in Colombia** - A listener writes in after a devastating trip to Colombia where he was drugged, raped, and robbed, leading to a deep financial and psychological crisis.
4 (43:04) **Navigating Trauma, Shame, and Financial Ruin** - Jordan and Gabe offer a multi-layered response, addressing the legal fight for financial recovery and the deep psychological work of healing from sexual assault.
5 (67:12) **Letter 2: Introducing the Affair Partner to Family and Kids** - A divorced man with a high-security government job struggles with how to introduce his long-term girlfriend, who he originally had an affair with, to his family, colleagues, and young children.
6 (82:24) **Letter 3: A Colleague's Secret Alcoholism and the Burden of Responsibility** - A 22-year-old woman is overwhelmed after discovering that her close co-worker and friend is a severe, relapsing alcoholic who has been secretly drinking for years.

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Show Notes

A drink with a stranger in Colombia cost you your savings, your safety, and your peace. As the victim, are you entirely blameless? It's Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

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On This Week's Feedback Friday:

If you want to take a high-speed delivery drone past the dystopian cityscape of Jordan's latest China stories, you can skip ahead to around 20 minutes and 50 seconds!
You'd clawed your way back — 115 pounds gone, the Pacific Crest Trail behind you — when a Colombia trip meant to start a new chapter became a scopolamine nightmare: drugged, assaulted, and drained of tens of thousands while the banks shrugged that biometrics don't lie. Where do you even begin to rebuild?
The affair that blew up your marriage never ended — you've quietly kept seeing her through the ugly divorce. Now she's done hiding and wants to meet your kids and family, who only know her as the scandal, and your ex is poised to weaponize it. How do you drag the secret into daylight without torching everything?
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You've watched a colleague you care about come apart at the seams — a hidden drinking problem you never saw coming, now impossible to unsee. You feel responsible for keeping her afloat, dreading the day something breaks. But is rescuing her really your job, or just the thing that quiets your own fear?
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