sodium pentothal

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And he had seen how treatment — a combination of talk therapy and sodium pentothal, or “truth serum” — could spur recovery.

From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021

Something wrong with the water possibly or maybe the sodium pentothal we got from the Americans wasn’t the best.

From Slate • Oct. 16, 2018

But to a certain degree, I disagree with that, because for them, it’s almost like sodium pentothal, it’s like truth serum.

From The Verge • Feb. 28, 2018

A court filing dated last Friday doesn’t explain why Norris Greenhouse Jr.’s lawyer, George Higgins III, is asking if any prosecution witnesses underwent hypnosis or any “truth-determining examinations,” such as polygraph tests or sodium pentothal.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2016

Of course, there had been no sodium pentothal, just a harmless prick with a sterilized needle.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer