Truth Serum: The History of Scopolamine
Truth Serum: The History of Scopolamine In 1916, Texas obstetrician Dr. Robert House gave Scopolamine, a drug derived from the Nightshade family, to his patient who was in labor. Along with morphine, this drug was commonly used to induce a kind of “twilight sleep”. The main characteristics of twilight sleep were the following: Twilight sleep …