In large enough doses, morphine depresses breathing while keeping dying patients relatively comfortable until the end. So why can’t death row prisoners use lethal amounts of morphine instead of a dodgy cocktail of drugs that become difficult to get as soon as drug companies realize what they’re being used for?
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It would take much time and lethal doses would be extremely varied between individuals (specially in those who already made chronical or recreative use of opioids in their life). Opioid poisoning can be pretty nasty. All in all it would be gruesome, expensive, and inefficient.
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