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A truth drug (or truth serum) is a psychoactive drug used to obtain information from an unwilling subject, most often by a police, intelligence, or military organization. A psychoactive drug or psychotropic substance is a Chemical substance that acts primarily upon the Central nervous system where it alters Brain The use of truth drugs is classified as a form of torture according to international law. Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, is "any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental is intentionally ^[1] It has been reported that "truth drugs" have been used by Russian secret services, successors of the KGB, ^[2]^[3] as well as by the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). near as long as it used to be several months ago It has been actively summarized and split into sub-articles and there is a dynamic talk page discussion of all

1 Substances
2 Applications
- 2.1 Russian secret services
- 2.2 CIA
3 Reliability
4 In pop culture
5 References
6 See also
7 Further reading

Substances

So-called truth drugs have included ethanol, scopolamine, temazepam, and various barbiturates including the anesthetic induction agent sodium thiopental (commonly known as sodium pentathol): all are sedatives that interfere particularly with judgment and higher cognitive function. The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real hyoscine accurately Temazepam (marketed under brand names Restoril, Euhypnos, Normison, Remestan, Tenox and Norkotral) is an intermediate-acting Barbiturates are drugs that act as central nervous system Depressants and by virtue of this they produce a wide spectrum of effects from mild Sedation Anesthesia, or anaesthesia (see spelling differences; from Greek grc αν- an-, "without" and grc αἲσθησις The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real pentothal accurately A sedative, or more specifically a sedative-hypnotic, is a substance that depresses the Central nervous system (CNS resulting in calmness relaxation sleepiness A book by the former Soviet KGB officer Yuri Shvets based in Washington details the use of near-pure ethanol to verify that a Soviet agent was not compromised by U. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty Yuri B Shvets (born 1952 was a Major in the KGB during the years 1980-1990 S. counterintelligence services. This article is a subset article of Intelligence cycle security. ^[4]

Applications

Russian secret services

A defector from the biological weapons department 12 of the KGB "illegals" (S) directorate (part of Russian SVR service) claimed that a truth drug codenamed SP-17 is highly effective and has been widely used. Foreign Intelligence Service ( Russian: Служба Внешней Разведки (or SVR) is Russia 's primary external intelligence agency "The 'remedy which loosens the tongue' has no taste, no smell, no color, and no immediate side effects. And, most important, a person has no recollection of having the 'heart-to-heart talk'" (the subject feels afterwards as if they had suddenly fallen asleep). Officers of the S directorate used the drug primarily to determine the trustworthiness of their own illegal agents who operated overseas. ^[3] The assassinated ex-FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko suggested that Russian presidential candidate Ivan Rybkin was drugged with the same substance (identified as SP-117) by FSB agents during the 2004 Russian presidential election (he dropped out of the presidential race due to the alleged kidnapping and drugging by FSB agents). Alexander Valterovich Litvinenko (Алекса́ндр Ва́льтерович Литвине́нко ( 30 August 1962 – 23 November 2006 Ivan Petrovich Rybkin (b January 5, 1946) is a Russian politician was Chairman of Russia's State Duma in 1994 - 1996 Presidential elections were held in Russia on March 14, 2004. ^[2]

CIA

There are several documented CIA operations such as Edgewood Arsenal experiments and Projects MKNAOMI, MKULTRA, MKDELTA, BLUEBIRD, ARTICHOKE and CHATTER. The Edgewood Arsenal experiments (also known as Project 112) are said to be related to or part of CIA mind control programs after World War II, like MKULTRA MKNAOMI was the code name for a joint Department of Defense / CIA research program lasting from the 1950s through the 1970s MKDELTA, like its successor MKULTRA, was a Mind control operation run by the Central Intelligence Agency. BLUEBIRD was the Cryptonym for a CIA program involving special interrogation methods including the use of drugs hypnosis and isolation Project ARTICHOKE was a CIA project that researched Interrogation methods and arose from Project BLUEBIRD on August 20, 1951, Project Chatter was instigated by the US Navy late in 1947. Intelligence rumours of Soviet success with Truth drugs fueled the program

Reliability

Information obtained by public disclosure has been truth drugs to be highly unreliable, with subjects apparently freely mixing fact and fantasy. Much of the claimed effect relies on the belief of the subject that they cannot tell a lie while under the influence of the drug. It has also been said that the use of a truth serum such as sodium amobarbital does not increase truth-telling, but merely increases talking; therefore, truth is more likely to be revealed, but so are lies. ^[5]

In pop culture

During Meet the Fockers there is an explicit comical usage of sodium pentothal. Meet the Fockers ( 2004) is a Comedy film and a Sequel to Meet the Parents starring Robert De Niro, Ben The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real pentothal accurately The movie Johnny English also features a comic scene wherein the titular character mistakenly injects an armed security guard with sodium pentothal, believing it to be a muscle relaxant. Johnny English is a British comic Film Parodying the James Bond Secret agent genre released in 2003 The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real pentothal accurately In the comedy film Jumping Jack Flash, James Belushi gives Whoopi Goldberg some truth serum to find the whereabouts of her spy friend. " Jumpin' Jack Flash " is a song by English Rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, released as a single in 1968 James Adam "Jim" Belushi (born June 15, 1954) is an American Actor, Comedian and Musician, the younger brother Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television

Truth drugs have ben featured in serious films for several decades. a recent appearance was in Kill Bill: Volume 2, in which Bill shoots the Bride with a homemade truth serum. Kill Bill is the fourth film by Writer - director Quentin Tarantino. In the film True Lies, the main character, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is given a truth serum to tell his wife about his life. For the video game see True Lies (video game. True Lies is a 1994 action - Comedy film. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor In the film Rise of the Foot Soldier truth serum is administered by heroin dealers during interrogation to determine if any of Carlton Leach's crew had stolen the £10 million heroin shipment that had gone missing. Heroin ( INN: diacetylmorphine, BAN: diamorphine) is a semi-synthetic opioid synthesized from Morphine, a derivative

television showa have also used truth serum as a plot device. In the pilot episode of Two Guys and a Girl, Berg (Ryan Reynolds) purposely overdoses on an inhaler that contains "sodium penothane" which he refers to as "truth serum. Two Guys a Girl and a Pizza Place (retitled Two Guys and a Girl in its third season was a Sitcom created by Kenny Schwartz and Ryan Rodney Reynolds (born October 23 1976 is a Canadian television and film actor An inhaler or puffer is a medical device used for delivering medication into the body via the lungs " He then proceeds to only tell the truth about everything. In an episode of Twin Peaks, Garland Briggs is administered Haloperidol as a truth serum. Twin Peaks is a Television Serial drama that follows the investigation of the brutal murder of popular respected Teenager and homecoming queen Major Garland Briggs is a Fictional character on the David Lynch / Mark Frost television series Twin Peaks, portrayed by Don S Haloperidol is a Typical antipsychotic. It is in the Butyrophenone class of Antipsychotic medications and has pharmacological effects similar Haloperidol is not typically used for this purpose and the portrayal of its effects on the show is somewhat suspect. In the Smallville episode "Truth", Chloe Sullivan accidentally inhales a kryptonite-gas that acts as a truth serum to anyone who comes in contact with her so she takes advantage of her powers by uncovering stories that people don't want her to know. Appearances Television Best friends with Clark Kent ( Tom Welling) Chloe spends much of her time helping him stop citizens of Smallville who have She is swayed by Lionel Luthor to uncover Clark Kent's secret. Appearances Television In 1989 Lionel and his son Lex come to Smallville with Lionel intending to buy the Ross Creamed Corn company Clark Joseph Kent (middle name is also Jerome according to some versions is a Fictional character created by Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel. Clark discovers that the mysterious gas has concequences and so rushes to find an antidote. Just as Chloe is being driven off a bridge by the son of a teacher who Chloe discovered was a wanted felon, Clark rushes in to save the day and injects her in the heart with the antidote however, when Chloe returns to "The Land of the Living", she has no recollection of the moments she had with her temporary powers. In the 2004 "Salem Stalker" storyline on Days of Our Lives, Marlena Evans was given Sodium Pentothal in order to remember and confess to the murders she was accused of committing. Days of Our Lives is an American Soap opera, which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8 1965 on the NBC network in the United Dr Marlena Evans (formerly Craig, Brady, Bradford, Black, Black and North) is a Fictional character on The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real pentothal accurately After the effects of the drugs wore off and she had delivered a full confession, she did not remember anything of the process.

Truth drugs have also appeared in games and literature. The computer game, KGB (Conspiracy), requires the main character to use a lethal truth drug on a Leningrad KGB officer to obtain information. Chapkin explains that the drug is "improved sodium pentothal. The fictional truth drug Hyoscine-pentothal does not describe real pentothal accurately Very effective, but lethal. " In the book Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer, Artemis tells his captive that he gave her sodium pentathol, so that she would reveal her secrets. There is a draft page for this article here. Artemis Fowl is a series of Fantasy novels written by Irish author Eoin Colfer

References

^ Winfried Brugger (2000). "May government ever use torture? Two responses from German law". The American Journal of Comparative Law 48: 661-678. “These provisions state clearly that the application of considerable physical coercion with the intent of obtaining a statement, or the use of other methods to weaken the resolve of a detainee, such as "truth" drugs, falls under the definition of torture”
^ ^a ^b Alex Goldfarb and Marina Litvinenko. Alexander Goldfarb (born in 1947 in Moscow) is a Jewish-Russian-Israeli-American microbiologist activist and author Death of a Dissident: The Poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko and the Return of the KGB. New York: Free Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1416551652.
^ ^a ^b Alexander Kouzminov Biological Espionage: Special Operations of the Soviet and Russian Foreign Intelligence Services in the West, Greenhill Books, 2006, ISBN 1-853-67646-2 [1].
^ Yuri B. Shvets, Washington Station: My Life as a KGB Spy in America, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1994.
^ August Piper Jr. , M. D. "'Truth serum' and 'recovered memories' of sexual abuse: a review of the evidence". Journal of Psychiatry & Law, Winter 1993 447-471.

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