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- From: David Honig@ics.uci.edu
- Subject: Re: Sodium Pentatol - availability
- Message-ID: <2B0AB81D.23291@ics.uci.edu>
- Reply-To: honig@ics.uci.edu (David Honig)
- Organization: UC Disneyland, in the Kingdom of Bren
- References: <1992Nov18.032452.22798@netcom.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:39:40 GMT
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- djohnsen@netcom.com (Don "nod" Johnsen) writes:
- >My wife and I were having a debate regarding the recently defeated measure 161
- >in California, the right-to-die bill. I stated that methods of suicide,
- >including effective medical ones, are already available to those who wish to
- >look hard enough.
- >
- >I suggested sodium pentatol (not sure if I'm spelling that correctly) as an
- >appropriate vehicle for demise, noting that I'd seen it listed as a drug of
- >choice for lethal injections administered to condemmed people in some states.
- >She challenged me as to its availability, and suggested I try and find some.
- >
- >As I'm not actually interested in commiting suicide, this is an academic
- >pursuit - but is it possible to purchase it, or its precursors, on the open
- >market? Is it tightly controlled? Can one make it at home?
- >
- >Ideas regarding other appropriate methods of demise would be welcomed.
- >
- >Sorry that it's not much of a recreational substance (or topic for that matter.)
- >
- >
- >
- >--
- >_____________________________________________________________________________
- >Donald M. Johnsen djohnsen@netcom.com
- > Ambush Productions Voicemail: (408) 450-2201
- > Multimedia Engineering---Audio-Video-Computer-Design-Installation-Support---
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-
- pentothol is just a fast acting barbituate. could be fun for
- downer aficionados. also lethal w/ ethanol.
-
- --
- David Honig
-
- Gun control is hitting your target.
-