is there really a thing called truth serum and does it really work?
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Well, they don't call it truth serum, they call it Sodium Pentothal, and yes, it works quite well. There are variations as well. Like the different kinds of antibiotics, in case of resistance.
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Actually, it apparently DOES, but I'll have to find the info.  The guy who "discovered" it believes that it works by starving the skin of oxygen, if I remember correctly, and that's why it's important to use at least 2 layers and leave the tape in place (putting fresh over the old if it starts to peel up) for quite some time.  If I can find a link, I'll edit to add it.\n\nEdited to add:  Got It!  Check this out:
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You really don't need to find a practitioner in Minneapolis.  TP is total BS/bunk.  The only supporting evidence for it is anecdotal evidence.  You get similar results with sham treatments (placebo).\n\nA few years ago, a fifth grader did a study for her science fair that examined some of TPs claims.  She concretely showed that some of TPs claims are blatantly false.  She demonstrated that TP practitioners were totally unable to detect energy fields.\n\nBefore you go and find a Healing Touch Practitioner and try to learn about this unscientific, bogus concept.  Please read up on what research has found about it.  I've included some link below that present a better view of "reality".
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thiopentone sodium or pentothal is commonly known as truth serum- remember the dialogue in the film "true lies"- arnold and the doctor\n\nit is routinely used in anaesthesia\nbut the effect is highly exaggerated- it does not work like the name-so dont try it\n\nthis drug is to be used only by trained aneasthetists- it will kill
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No. A lie detector, or really what it should be called is a truth detector does nothing more then read body function. Your body functions change when you lie. The machine detects things like breathing blood pressure and skin moisture which if read correctly by a properly trained polygraph operator can tell when you are not being truthful. They are not 100 percent accurate do to human error not because the machine is inaccurate. They are a good tool. part of the polygraph is a series of questions that are asked to you and you answer them prior to the test and when asked in a certain way by the examiner. Your response is recorded on a graph that can be easily read and interpreted based on thousands of tests done many times and have proven to be accurate. If you are just nervous you will just be nervous through out the entire exam and that will be constant through out the test. When you tell the truth you will not register deception. When you lie your heart rate speeds up your blood pressure rises your breathing gets faster and your skin sweats more. That's what gives you away.\nHave Fun and don't lie!!
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Yeah I have been using it. But unfortunately I have been having problems. It has work with some of my fears but not with others. But I been told it might not work coz I have brain chemical imbalance. But it does work very well and very quickly getting rid of bad emotions.
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I've not only heard of it, I have many masterships in various forms of Reiki and I teach it.  I have seen it "work" many times, and also not work. There are complicated reasons why any therapy works or doesn't work, some having to do with the mind and resistance and others having to do with the nature of the illness or problem. But I've seen it "work" too many times on animals not to believe there's something there.
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I seriously doubt it.  Even sodium pentathol, the "truth serum" you hear about in movies, isn't really a  truth drug.  It has the effect of putting someone in a highly suggestible, semi-conscious drugged state that can be useful in getting them to tell you what you want, but if it were truly a truth serum, it would make extracting information a whole lot easier than torture.\n\nOf course if your friend is Harry Potter, and he uses veritas serum, that's different.
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There is no such thing, although various more or less unscrupulous characters have tried lots of things.  Chloral hydrate was one (the classic "Mickey Finn" drug), scopolomine another, and sodium pentothal have all been tried, as have hallucinogens such as LSD (the CIA worked on this one).  Most sedatives, tranquilizers, and anesthetics have been tried for this purpose; mostly they produce stuporous babbling and/or unconsciousness, and certainly never extract the "truth" from anyone who doesn't want to tell it.  As with all other forms of mental manipulation/\ntorture, the subject is most likely to tell the inquisitor what he/she thinks he wants to hear.  All such methods/techniques are at best unethical and at worst immoral and inhumane.\n\nIn a related matter, we know that standard "lie detector" methods don't work either.  By using measurements of easily recordable physiological variables (heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, skin electrical conductivity) the operator is supposed to be able to tell when the subject is intentionally telling a lie.  The results are variable and unpredictable in normal people with nothing to hide, and can be easily manipulated by guilty subjects who know how the tests work.\n\nHonesty is a voluntary virtue; it cannot be forced except by the worst kind of physical abuse we associate with the Spanish Inquisition, the KGB, and the Iranian SAVAK.  Hopefully civilization will continue to abhor and reject that kind of inhumanity.
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of course it works if you believe in the axe effect. read more about placebo effect in wikipedia.
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It sure does. My wife & I ahve booth had great success with it.\n\nBut, you should understand that it only take away the hunger..so, if you do not break your habit of eating at set times and eat, it will not help! You must THINK about not eating at your normal times.\n\nLike most Internet supplements/diet aids, the source is vital to insuring you are getting only pure, real Hootia. \n\nI was directed to a great Hootia importer, and would recommed you visit http://www.hoodia-diets-info\nThey have a vast collection of articles on Hoodia and also a very good source.
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Hard to say.  I can't find any independent study showing Focus Factor works.  I suspect like with most things sold over the Internet or from infomercials, it works for some people but most people don't see a difference.\n\nDon't forget the placebo effect - believing it works, sometimes makes it work.\n\nMike Honeycutt
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All therapy requires the recipient to have a certain amount of belief in the method. Tests have proven that even pharmeceutical therapies are more effective when there is belief (placebo effect) Find the thing that works for you and be careful you don't get fleeced!
680031
This works! The Silva Mind Control Method. Google it.
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No- stuff like this is a waste of money.  The only thing that definitively works is surgery for both reduction and increase in breast size.  As it is, any herbal type concotion isn't even approved or tested by the FDA.
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the answer is no,that test ( hair sample ) can tell them what cough syrup your mother gave you when you where 2.and i mean the date and time,it is a very accurate test and can not be fooled...( relitive in the C.I.A trust me on this...)
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There are alternative treatments that do work! Check the web site below for more info.