Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A euthanasia solution is a drug-containing aqueous solution for intentionally ending life to either relieve pain and suffering or execute convicts. [1] The drugs used in euthanasia solution do not only need to be safe to personnel, but they also need to have a rapid onset of action and minimize the possible pain felt by humans and animals. [2]
Opiates are considered drugs with moderate to high abuse potential and are listed on various "Substance-Control Schedules" under the Uniform Controlled Substances Act of the United States of America. In 2014, between 13 and 20 million people used opiates recreationally (0.3% to 0.4% of the global population between the ages of 15 and 65).
Pentobarbital has been used or considered as a substitute for the barbiturate sodium thiopental used for capital punishment by lethal injection in the United States when that drug became unavailable. [16] In 2011 the U.S. manufacturer of sodium thiopental stopped production, and importation of the drug proved impossible.
Entheogenic drugs and the archaeological record; Hallucinogenic fish; List of plants used for smoking; List of psychoactive substances and precursor chemicals derived from genetically modified organisms; List of psychoactive substances derived from artificial fungi biotransformation; List of substances used in rituals; Medicinal fungi
Caucasian peasants used Rhododendron plants for these effects in shamanistic rituals. [22] Mad honey: Rhododendron ponticum: Nectar: Grayanotoxins: Deliriant: In Nepal, this type of honey is used by the Gurung people both for its supposed medicinal and hallucinogenic properties. [23] [24] Mexican morning glory: Ipomoea tricolor
Dr. John Ellis reportedly requested a large dose of a drug used to euthanize pets from a colleague, claiming he needed it to put down a friend’s “large dog.” Instead, he used the deadly ...
The discovery and use of plants containing oenanthotoxin predates Socrates and Homer and its first use as a poison is thought to have been implemented between 1800 BC and 800 BC in Pre-Roman Sardinia. [9] [11] In Ancient Sardinia, it was considered to be a humane form of euthanasia. Elderly people who were unable to care for themselves were ...
The death of an unnamed 64-year-old woman from the U.S. Midwest led to multiple arrests after she became the first person to use the “Sarco” pod—a high-tech device promising a “peaceful ...