Truth serum

[Volokh, Eugene]

        Under Townsend v. Sain, 372 U.S. 293 (1963), the administration of
truth serum is unconstitutional. Assume that there is a relatively reliable
truth serum, and assume in any event that the government doesn't seek to
introduce the possibly unreliable statements as evidence, but rather just
wants to use them for its investigation (to discover objects, papers, or
people).

        Would such administration of truth serum still be unconstitutional
even if we're trying to track down a dirty bomb, a nuclear bomb, or a vial
of smallpox?

        Eugene
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