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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Scopolamine is a truth drug that renders people highly suggestive, unable to lie, and unable to lay down memories whilst under its influence.

Close to zombified.

Has been used in Colombia and South America.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

a truth drug

Lol 🙄

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Turned out to be not a particularly efficacious truth drug, but it is where the term 'truth serum' originated from.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I thought this was debunked as fear mongering?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

70 years ago... But imagine what they can do with modern technology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKUltra

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I can imagine me using the force but I still can't levitate my phone.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago