[net.med] Scopolamine/"truth serum"

hipkiss@proper.UUCP (Ron Hipkiss) (05/19/84)

     Scopolamine has been used as a "truth serum" in several ways:
By itself, in combination with morphine, and in combinations with
barbituates such as Sodium Pentothal. It's net effect in these combinations
is a high, dreamy state of dissociation that is inducive to the
revealing of information, particularly when the voice asking questions
is a friendly one...
     Of course, no drug presently known is a drug that elicits the TRUTH,
though certain drug combinations might relax one's normal guards enough
to loosen the tongue. 
     Has anyone heard of other interesting combinations in this regard?

                    Donald Hipkiss
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