Archive for December, 2008

Truth Serum

From the usage in military to drug-lords, the truth serum is capable of extracting information from individuals who are complaisant  or questionable integrity. In a single dose, the victim will be sedated and feel extremely calm – a typical effect of  barbiturates.

Under the effect of a truth serum, an individual will be extremely cooperative and willing to share their deepest and darkest thoughts. In addition, when the victim regains his or her consciousness, the victim cannot recall any memories while being under the influence of the truth serum.

The composition of a typical truth serum is sodium thiopental. As trivial is the term ’sodium thiopental’ may sound, a truth drug that is much closer to home to the multitude is nothing other than alcohol. To budding teenagers, any bottle containing drinkable fluid which is labelled with a certain percentage of alcohol is appealing. The higher the better they say.

It appears that consuming a drinkable fluid containing this Carbon Compound is enjoyable and respectable to the multitude. The reason behind this is nebulous even though it is nefarious to consume alcohol under the age of 18 in certain countries.

Acting like a classic truth serum, an individual who is intoxicated under the effects of alcohol behaves wildly and spills all of his darkest thoughts which was once locked away in his mind. An intoxicated individual is everything but judicious, a once sensible and meek person can behave like a reckless murderer on the loose.

Behaving in such a manner may be entertaining to some, but are you willing to be humiliated by your unscrupulous behaviour? Waking up with a nasty hangover is no fun either, would you still be interested in that bottle of  ‘truth serum’ now?

This post is not an allusion or an innuendo directed towards anybody. Under compulsion or not, I believe that nobody would like to be under the effect of a truth serum.