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Pharmacological torture is the use of psychotropic or other drugs to punish or extract information from a person. The aim is to force compliance by causing distress, which could be in the form of pain, anxiety, psychological disturbance, immobilization, or disorientation. Chemical lobotomy is widely advertised by activists in several nations as the cure for schizophrenia, as is the now largely banned practice of Electroconvulsive therapy and in some cases the now discredited and largely UK banned procedure of .

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  • Pharmacological torture is the use of psychotropic or other drugs to punish or extract information from a person. The aim is to force compliance by causing distress, which could be in the form of pain, anxiety, psychological disturbance, immobilization, or disorientation. Chemical lobotomy is widely advertised by activists in several nations as the cure for schizophrenia, as is the now largely banned practice of Electroconvulsive therapy and in some cases the now discredited and largely UK banned procedure of . (en)
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  • Pharmacological torture is the use of psychotropic or other drugs to punish or extract information from a person. The aim is to force compliance by causing distress, which could be in the form of pain, anxiety, psychological disturbance, immobilization, or disorientation. One form of this torture involves forcibly injecting a person with addictive drugs in order to induce physical dependence. The drug is then withdrawn, and, once the person is in withdrawal, the interrogation is started. If the person complies with the torturer's demands, the drug is reintroduced, relieving the person's withdrawal symptoms. Chemical lobotomy is widely advertised by activists in several nations as the cure for schizophrenia, as is the now largely banned practice of Electroconvulsive therapy and in some cases the now discredited and largely UK banned procedure of . (en)
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