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?

Question

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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Answer 1

Executions are not humane. No government is trying to make them more pleasant for the prisoner. What they do want from an execution is that it’s quick and fool-proof. The current cocktail that’s used in the American states that carry out execution by lethal injection should result in death in 5 minutes if carried out properly.