If governments are always looking for more humane methods of execution, why are heroin and other opiates never used, since they are supposedly the most blissful way to pass?

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If governments are always looking for more humane methods of execution, why are heroin and other opiates never used, since they are supposedly the most blissful way to pass?

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No company wants their product or process tied to death except for the people who do stuff AFTER death.

Execution is not meant to be painful but also not pleasurable. Imagine the crimes that would be committed if drug addicts knew the government would hit you with one final massive fix.