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The alcohol applies as the oldest so-called truth drug. Personal secrets are abandoned by the loss of self control and reality control. "A man who drinks only water has a secret to hide from his fellow man," wrote the French poet Charles Baudelaire.
Modern truth drugs are intravenous anesthetic drugs that have a hypnotic effect; they induces relaxation and weakens inhibitions thus inducing people to talk freely.
In the 50's until the 70's LSD was used by the American secret service CIA (likewise the British MI6) as truth drug.
The nightshade drug scopolamine was also used in order to make persons willing to tell anything in trance.
In the fight against terrorism Al-Khaida members were injected sodium pentothal, but without any success.
