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| 'Narcoanalysis (Narco Analysis Test or Narco Test) refers to
the practice of administering barbiturates or certain other
chemical substances, most often sodium pentothal , to lower a
subject's inhibitions, in the hope that the subject will more
freely share information and feelings. Use in forensic
contextEdit The term Narco Analysis was coined by Horseley.
Narco analysis first reached the mainstream in 1922, when Robert
House, a Texas obstetrician used the drug scopolamine on two
prisoners. Since then narco testing has become largely
discredited in most democratic states, including the United
States and Britain. There is a vast body of literature calling
into question its ability to yield legal truth. Additionally,
narcoanalysis has serious legal and ethical implications. A
person is able to lie by using his imagination. In the Narco
Analysis Test, the subject's inhibitions are lowere