Truth serum

A "truth serum" is a colloquial name for any of a range of psychoactive medications used to obtain information from subjects who are unable or unwilling to provide it otherwise. They have been used in the course of investigating civil and criminal cases, and for the evaluation of psychotic patients in the practice of psychiatry. That application was first documented by Dr. William Bleckwenn in 1930, and it still has selected uses today. In the latter context, the controlled administration of intravenous hypnotic medications is called "narcosynthesis" or "narcoanalysis." It may be used to procure diagnostically – or therapeutically – vital information, and to provide patients with a functional respite from catatonia or mania.

Active chemical substances

Sedatives or hypnotics that alter higher cognitive function include ethanol, scopolamine, 3-quinuclidinyl benzilate, potent short or intermediate acting hypnotic benzodiazepines such as midazolam, flunitrazepam, and various short and ultra-short acting barbiturates including sodium thiopental (commonly known by the brand name Sodium Pentothal) and amobarbital (formerly known as sodium amytal).

Truth Serum (EP)

Truth Serum is the debut extended play (EP) by Swedish recording artist Tove Lo. It was released in Sweden as a digital download on 3 March 2014. The EP includes the singles "Habits (Stay High)" and "Out of Mind". The EP has peaked at number 13 on the Swedish Albums Chart.

Singles

"Out of Mind" was released as the lead single from the EP on October 16, 2013. "Habits (Stay High)" was released as the second single from the EP on December 6, 2013. The song has peaked to number 10 on the Danish Singles Chart. It has peaked to number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

The album scored 6/10 at NME where they described the album as a 'society questioner' from the phrase of the single "Habits (Stay High)": 'Her persona of 'mandatory unstable coke-head at a party' sees the Swede rarely mincing her words when detailing the minutiae of her fraught personal life, and any pop star willing to open their lead single with the line “I eat my dinner in a bathtub, then I go to sex clubs” ('Habits') is clearly out to upset the status quo.'

Truth Serum (comics)

Truth Serum is an independent comic book series created, written and drawn by author Jon Adams.

Overview

Originally published as a mini comic in 2001 and given away for free, it appeared as a three-issue mini series published by Slave Labor Graphics in 2002. In 2004 it was translated and published by Italian publisher Alta-Fedelta.

In 2006 the Slave Labor Graphics mini-series, along with a long-running story from the Dark Horse Comics website and some new material was collected and self-published by City Cyclops as a 128-page oversized volume. The second Truth Serum book, Truth Serum: The Lonely Parade was published in 2007. In 2008 Truth Serum Conversations was published. It's a limited edition, full-color collection of the weekly strip.

Currently it appears as a weekly web comic at Dark Horse's site, as well as the official Truth Serum site.

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