Everyone has probably seen movies or television shows where a person is injected with something and magically they are unable to lie ,such as in the movie meet the Fockers and many more. If only it was that simple. This article explains it and guess what?! We have probably all experienced how it feels . Yes really , how could this be? Well, legally if youre 21 otherwise anytime you have been intoxicated that is the effect. And as everyone knows drunk people can lie and most of the time anything that comes out of there mouth is not only irrelavent but makes no sense. Hypothetically though I find it unethical that this could be practiced and it is currently banned.The psychology behind is probably more effective than the actual drug, like self fufilling prophecy (they think it will make them tell the truth so they may feel it like a placebo affect) Here is the link it is very interesting and short http://www.damninteresting.com/the-truth-about-truth-serum
The Truth about Truth Serum
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Another drug that was used as a "truth serum" was LSD. In my Drugs, Crime & Society textbook it states that the CIA (in the 50's and 60's), in order to find a truth serum, tested LSD on subjects. The CIA also experimented to find out if LSD was a mind-control device. The CIA distributed LSD to many non-consenting and unsuspecting people, and at least one of the victims ended up committing suicide. (Lyman & Potter, Drugs in Society, 2007) Personally, I think it's pointless to try to find a mind-control device or truth serum. Part of what makes us human is having our own thoughts and the ability to control them.