truth serum
noun[UorC]
uk/ˈtruːθ ˌsɪə.rəm/us/ˈtruːθ ˌsɪr.əm/adrugused to makepeopletellthetruth:
（使人吐露真情的）诱供麻醉药，吐真药Investigatorsconsideredthe use oftruthserumtosweatinformationout ofsuspectedterrorists.调查人员曾考虑使用诱供麻醉药从恐怖分子嫌疑人身上获取信息。
TheCIAexperimentedwithtruthserums.中情局曾试验过吐真药。
- Yearsago,smallamountsofsodiumthiopental were sometimes used as atruthserumto makepeopleresponsivewhile beingquestioned.
- Truthserumswere used onWorldWar IIspysuspectsbyagentsof theOfficeof Strategic Services.
- Moresophisticatedtruthserumshaveincludedscopolamine and thebarbituratessodiumpentothal andsodiumamytal.
Specific types of drug
- addictive
- alprazolam
- amnesiac
- amyl nitrite
- anaphrodisiac
- anti-AIDS
- anti-aphrodisiac
- aphrodisiac
- barbiturate
- caffeine
- gas and air
- GHB
- hallucinogen
- hallucinogenic
- khat
- legal high
- LSD
- MDMA
- psychedelic
- smack
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