Is there a real "truth serum"?
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Can a Drug Make Tell the Truth?
Sodium thiopental has been shown to make people more talkative. But it doesn't mean they are objectively more truthful, experts say. Ben: If you were a c i a or another intelligence agency, if you combined that substance with an environment that felt welcoming and happy and like everything's good, I think you could get at disturbing amount of information out of somebody.
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