Swiss Government Tries to Stop 'Suicide Tourists' Nov 17, 2009
Sobel is president for French-speaking Switzerland's chapter of EXIT, an assisted-suicide organization that provides a lethal dose of barbiturates to terminally ill patients who want to end their life. Related. (Time.com)
Wiesel slams tea partiers Nov 7, 2009
") "Sarrasine" should obviously be made into a movie as should Th?ophile Gautier's piquant transvestite adventure, "Mademoiselle de Maupin" (1835), which Greta Garbo wanted to star in but never did. Turner Classic Movies recently showed a fantastic day-long series of Jean Seberg films. While probably known best for "Breathless" (1960), the TCM presentation showed, I think, that her true mastery is in "In the French Style" (1963) and "Lilith" (1964). I love the sophistication and silken glamour... (Salon)
Alcohol, Cigarettes More Harmful Than LSD: Scientist Oct 31, 2009
Alcohol would rank as the fifth most harmful drug after heroin, cocaine, barbiturates and methadone, he said in a briefing paper for the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies at King's College London. Tobacco would come ninth on the list and cannabis, LSD and ecstasy "while harmful, are ranked lower at 11, 14 and 18 respectively". (Newsmax)
Camille Paglia Oct 23, 2009
Seberg's romantic travails and psychological decline were tragic: At the age of 41, she was found dead in her car in Paris, a presumed suicide due to the overdose levels of barbiturates found in her blood. You draw some very intriguing parallels between "Lilith," "Basic Instinct" (for which I did the DVD commentary) and "Play Misty for Me," one of my all-time favorite films and the blatant inspiration for "Fatal Attraction." Jessica Walter tears up the scenery in "Play Misty," as she also did in... (Salon)
Execution methods examined after botched injection attempt Oct 13, 2009
Rather, they requested one massive dose of barbiturates, the method used to kill animals. The current protocol uses thiopental, a barbiturate, to render a condemned inmate unconscious. (Boston Globe)
In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard Oct 3, 2009
Apparently Mr. Garrido provided them with barbiturates. The alleged victim remembers only that she was taken to this motel, was sexually assaulted, and then woke up in the hospital. (MSNBC -- Crime)
NY police: Woman gang raped in Hofstra U. dorm Sep 16, 2009
Orman says Garrido allegedly gave the girl barbiturates and then took her to a motel, where she was given more drugs. He says the girl awoke there and was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted by Garrido. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Suicides expose French misery Sep 16, 2009
Page last updated at 16:11 GMT, Tuesday, 15 September 2009 17:11 UK. Suicides lift lid on French misery. (BBC News -- Europe)
11 End Lives Under Assisted Suicide Law Sep 9, 2009
On May 21, Linda Fleming of Sequim became the first person under Washington's law to take her life with a deadly prescription of barbiturates. Fleming, 66, who had been diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer, said she feared her remaining days would be filled with pain and mind-numbing medication. (Click2Houston, TX)
Chelmsford victim gets a legal ray of hope, but it's 36 years overdue Sep 7, 2009
The psychiatric hospital used ''deep sleep therapy'', a treatment that induced a coma-like state with large doses of barbiturates. In 1990 a royal commission, spurred by the Herald, found the hospital had caused at least 24 preventable deaths, falsified death certificates and forged consent forms. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
For Calif. suspect, a new abuse case Sep 4, 2009
Garrido was accused of sexually assaulting the girl at an Antioch motel in April 1972 after giving her barbiturates, Antioch police Lieutenant Leonard Orman said. Garrido was set to be prosecuted in the case but the charges were dropped when the girl refused to testify, Orman said. (Boston Globe)
Minding the medicine cabinet Sep 4, 2009
5 percent of cases; amphetamines were present in 13 percent; barbiturates were seen in 8 ... That test screens for cocaine, amphetamines, methamphetamine, marijuana, opiates, PCP, barbiturates and benzodiazepines. (Nashville Business Journal, TN)
Garrido linked to '72 rape Sep 4, 2009
"They got into a vehicle with Mr Garrido and were provided barbiturates ... she ended up at a motel with Mr Garrido," Orman said. Repeatedly raped. (iAfrica.com)
Obama Aide’s Case Against Euthanasia From Atlantic Archives Aug 27, 2009
In physician-assisted suicide a doctor supplies a death-causing means, such as barbiturates, but the patient performs the act that brings about death. In voluntary euthanasia the physician performs the death-causing act after determining that the patient indeed wishes to end his or her life. (The Atlantic Online)
Prescription drug abuse on the rise Aug 17, 2009
Some that fall under this class include barbiturates and benzodiazepines, such as Valium, Zanax and Halcion. y Stimulants: These drugs increase alertness, attention and energy while elevating blood pressure and increasing heart rate and respiration. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Griffin: Should we be able to decide when our lives will end? Aug 14, 2009
On a day in early July, Edward Downes and his wife, Joan, lay down on adjoining beds, drank a lethal cocktail of barbiturates, and died peacefully soon afterward. As John Burns reported in the New York Times, the couple had flown from London to Zurich where a Swiss clinic, Dignitas, had arranged for them to end their lives in this way. (Cambridge Chronicle, MA)
Hunter buys zoo's endangered antelope Aug 6, 2009
Mr McComb argued guns were a more humane method of killing animals than barbiturates and said it would have been better to shoot the whale calf abandoned at Pittwater last year rather than euthanase it by lethal injection. Join the conversation. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
MS woman wins right-to-die fight Jul 31, 2009
" She had previously lost challenges in the High Court and Court of Appeal. The Lords ruling was her last chance of success in the UK legal system. Ms Purdy, married to Cuban violinist Omar Puente, was diagnosed with primary progressive MS in March 1995. She can no longer walk and is gradually losing strength in her upper body. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. DPP Keir Starmer: "I will be issuing a policy on assisted suicide" She has suggested that at some point she... (BBC News -- Health)
Result due in right-to-die case Jul 30, 2009
She has suggested that at some point she may travel to Switzerland to take a lethal dose of barbiturates prescribed by doctors at the controversial Dignitas organisation. More than 100 UK citizens have so far ended their lives at Dignitas, and no-one who has accompanied them has ever been prosecuted on their return to the UK.. (BBC News)
Assisted suicide: Going gently Jul 17, 2009
Holding hands and watched by their son and daughter, they drank a lethal dose of barbiturates and died. In most of the Western world, suicide is not a crime, but helping another to commit it is. (The Economist)
Switzerland Offers Legal Assisted Suicide Jul 16, 2009
Dignitas charges 10,000 francs ($9,200) for its services, which include legal arrangements and consultations with a doctor willing to prescribe a lethal dose of barbiturates ... When ready, the client goes to a room run by Dignitas, lies down on a bed and drinks the barbiturates. (Newsmax)
The spiral down into prescription drug abuse Jul 15, 2009
Examples: barbiturates (Mebaral and Nembutal) and benzodiazepines (Valium and Xanax). Stimulants are prescribed to treat narcolepsy, ADHD, and obesity. (CNN -- Health)
Holding hands, British conductor and wife commit suicide Jul 15, 2009
"More than 100 Britons have died in Swiss clinics run by Dignitas since the organization was established in 1998. The organization takes advantage of the country's liberal laws on assisted suicide, which suggest that a person can be prosecuted only if they are acting out of self interest.Roughly 100 foreigners most of them terminally ill come to Switzerland each year to end their lives. Some are healthy except for a disability or severe mental disorder. Typically they go to a room run by... (Honolulu Advertiser)
INSOMNIA: Fueling drug sales Jul 7, 2009
Though barbiturates were employed to soothe insomniacs in the '50s and '60s, they had serious side effects, including addiction. They were replaced by benzodiazepines, but a newer class of drugs called benzodiazepine receptor agonists (BzRAs), which include Sonata and Lunesta, are now more commonly prescribed because they appear to be better tolerated. (USA Today -- Tech)
Vet Probed for Allegedly Using Gun to Euthanize Pa. Horse Jun 20, 2009
Racehorses are typically put down with an overdose of barbiturates, and guns are often prohibited in and around tracks, experts said. Philadelphia Park bans guns unless someone has permission from the state racing commission to carry one, Ryder said. (Fox News)
Officials probe if vet used gun to put horse down Jun 20, 2009
Racehorses are typically put down with an overdose of barbiturates ... Racehorses are typically put down with an overdose of barbiturates, and guns are often prohibited on and around tracks, experts said. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Study May Redefine How A Chronic Auto-immune Disease Is Diagnosed Jun 19, 2009
27, 2008) People who overuse barbiturates and opioids, such as codeine, butalbital, and oxycodone, to treat migraine are at an increased risk of developing chronic migraine, according to new. . (Science Daily)
DRF: Vet being investigated in horse shooting Jun 17, 2009
Though gunshot is considered an acceptable and humane method for euthanizing horses under standards developed by equine veterinarians, horses at racetracks and medical facilities are typically euthanized with an injection first of a sedative and then an injection of barbiturates - usually, sodium pentobarbital - to induce cardiac arrest. Riviezzo declined to identify the veterinarian. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Wash. state has first death under new suicide law May 23, 2009
Fleming took a deadly dose of prescription barbiturates, dying Thursday night at her Sequim, Wash. home with family members, her physician and her dog at her side. (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Battle is on to allow sufferers to end life May 17, 2009
He told his doctor and family that he wanted to take advantage of Washington state's new law allowing physicians to prescribe a fatal dose of barbiturates to terminal patients. His five children agreed, but his doctor balked, citing moral reservations. (Boston Globe)
Oconee students to takeanother test - one for drugs May 13, 2009
They would be removed from class - at "the least disruptive time," according to the regulation - and have to submit a urine sample to be tested for alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, opiates and other painkillers. First-time violators would have to enroll in drug counseling and sit out 10 percent of their teams' regular season games - drivers would lose parking privileges for 10 percent of the school year, or 18 days. (Athens Banner-Herald)
New Therapy Based On Magnetic Stimulation Shows Promise For Non-drug Treatment For Migraine May 5, 2009
27, 2008) People who overuse barbiturates and opioids, such as codeine, butalbital, and oxycodone, to treat migraine are at an increased risk of developing chronic migraine, according to new. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Drug tests for Oconee students up for vote Apr 15, 2009
Under the policy, if a student were randomly selected, the student would have to give a urine sample, which would be tested for amphetamines, barbiturates, cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, opiates and other painkillers. The school system likely would contract with Clarke County State Court Judge Kent Lawrence's drug intervention program for the testing, at a cost of about $5,700 a year, Channell said. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Steroid testing in high schools is it worth it? Apr 3, 2009
However, like Cumberland Valley, the school does test students for other substances such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates and opiates. Cumberland Valley High School has 2,505 students this year. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Sentinel Morning Update: High cost problematic for regular steroid testing Apr 2, 2009
However, like Cumberland Valley, the school does test students for other substances such as marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines, barbiturates and opiates. At Cumberland Valley High School, there are 2,505 students this year. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Drug testing pegged at $6,500 Mar 19, 2009
The cost estimates were based on a 10-panel screening, which tests students for alcohol, amphetamines/methamphetamine, barbiturates, benzodiazepines (Valium), cocaine, Marijuana, methadone, opiates such as Oxycontin and Vicodin, phencyclidine and propoxyphene such as Darvon. It costs $27 a student, he said, adding that the cost of other available tests include EtG alcohol, $10; Ecstasy, $3; LSD, $22; nicotine, $9; and performance enhancing drugs, $90. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
A New Fight to Legalize Euthanasia Mar 2, 2009
Generally, a doctor prescribes a lethal dose of barbiturates, but is not legally allowed to administer it. The patient must take the dose himself. (Time.com)
Bill filed over Ark. lethal injection procedures Feb 28, 2009
The policy also required executioners to check for fluttering eyelids and shake condemned inmates to assure they are unconscious from a dose of barbiturates before delivering the two final, lethal drugs. State prison spokeswoman Dina Tyler said prison officials worked with Pierce on drafting the bill. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Woman loses assisted suicide case Feb 20, 2009
Page last updated at 12:36 GMT, Thursday, 19 February 2009. Please turn on JavaScript. (BBC News -- Health)
Have Migraine? Bigger Waistline May Be Linked Feb 14, 2009
27, 2008) People who overuse barbiturates and opioids, such as codeine, butalbital, and oxycodone, to treat migraine are at an increased risk of developing chronic migraine, according to new. (May 1, 2007) Teens who have chronic daily headache, especially those with migraine headaches, are at greater risk for suicide than teens who don't have migraines, according to a new study. (Science Daily)
Visalia cheerleaders to be subject to drug testing, just like athletes Feb 13, 2009
Marijuana, meth, cocaine, barbiturates and now OxyContin are tested. Students are not screened for steroids because of the high cost per test. (Fresno Bee)
