Should "truth serum" be considered torture and banned under international law?

[dead0man]

If they worked properly and under certain circumstances (the old "this guy knows where the bomb/little girl/Waldo is and we need to get the information NOW")?  No, it wouldn't be "torture" and should be legal.  As they work now (and taking account that they don't work anywhere close to 100%), yes.  I'm not sure how it's "torture", but if it doesn't work all that well, it probably shouldn't be used.  A ban seems unnecessary either way.

[dead0man]

Right, and that shouldn't be banned.

[dead0man]

Right, and that shouldn't be banned.

Really?  Because that's basically the premise behind all of the truth serums listed in the topic article.

There's no such thing as a true truth serum, but rather intoxicants similar to alcohol that loosen people up and confuse them while you tell them that it's a truth serum.

Who cares if you give someone alcohol and tell him it's magic sauce?  How is that torture?

[dead0man]

Yes, obviously any drugging of prisoners other than to treat medical problems is torture.

What if they offer it to the prisoners?  Being a POW seems as good of time as any to start a coke habit.

[dead0man]

Does the Muslim God blame them for things forced upon them or that they have to do to survive?  The other two Abrahamic religions don't work that way.