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Truth serum

"Truth serum" is a colloquial name for any of a range of psychoactive drugs used in an effort to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. These include ethanol, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, midazolam, flunitrazepam, sodium thiopental, and amobarbital, among others.

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Truth serum

Nodes77
Edges76
Triples7
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025974
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midazolaminstance ofpotent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines0.80text
flunitrazepaminstance ofpotent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines0.80text
and various shortinstance ofpotent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines0.80text
ultra-short acting barbituratesinstance ofpotent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines0.80text
including sodium thiopentalinstance ofpotent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines0.80text
champagne.Russian FederationAccording to the Russian Foreign Intelligence Serviceinstance ofas that would serve as a plausible explanation of the sudden onset of drowsiness.Other reports state that SP-117 was just a form of concentrated alcohol meant to be added to alc…0.80text
champagneinstance ofas that would serve as a plausible explanation of the sudden onset of drowsiness.Other reports state that SP-117 was just a form of concentrated alcohol meant to be added to alc…0.80text

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