In Reply to: rolled this week... posted by cpbulli on Monday, 9. November 2009 at 09:11 Bali Time:
You have asked for no "how stupid stories" but it would be almost impossible for anything to be more stupid than "Someone has told us that these people either hypnotise or blow something into your face to cause memory loss".
Either of these techniques would not be out of place in a James Bond movie, but doubtful in poppies 1.
Your friend's memory loss is more likely to have been alcohol related than caused by some sinister mental or chemical treatment.