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Can anesthesia make you tell the truth?

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Dr. Ionel Rad
Anesthesiology 19 years experience
Not really: One of the drugs given for anesthesia is like alcohol so it makes you more talkative and relaxed, and possibly you'd tell the truth, but "truth serums" are only in movies.
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