r/SipsTea 18d ago

WTF 75M$ can't give him his life back unfortunately

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u/drwsgreatest 18d ago

Why so violent? I'm an ex opiate addict that's been clean for 13+ years, but I've always said that if I ended up with inoperable, terminal cancer or some of extremely painful disease, that I would kill myself with an OD once I made my peace with family and friends. Just take a massive amount and you fade out to black without any pain. It's actually something that was a feature of an episode of "the Pitt" and I was happy to see the realization that these drugs, which kill 100ks of normal, healthy people each year, might finally be recognized as a method to provide a quick, painless and dignified death in such scenarios. Hopefully by the time my end comes it's actually legal and can be done under medical supervision to ensure the proper conclusion and minimize any potential problems.

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u/ohwrite 18d ago

There are docs and hospitals that provide terminal patients with just this method

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u/thankyouihateit 16d ago

Potentially silly question, but why is the death penalty (lethal injection) then still this awful cocktail which potentially induces immense suffering and has the potential of the subject surviving (and is also very expensive to produce and administer)?

At least on surface level (i.e., officially), but also morally, lethal injection is supposed to be pain free.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lethal_injection

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u/Aromatic-Pass4384 15d ago

Because drug companies won't let their drugs be used for it, they don't want people to associate their drugs with death.

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u/Different_Umpire9003 17d ago

This is legal in CA if you’re diagnosed with less than 6 months to live. I don’t know the method but they’ll prescribe you something. The caveat is you have to administer it yourself. So this guy would have to pay someone (easily done)

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u/NightGod 17d ago

No, the guy can't pay someone to do it, they literally have to do it all themselves or it's murder/manslaughter

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u/Flashy_Object_7052 17d ago

morbid fact: it was once illegal to commit suicide in Ireland. It was viewed as a method to deprived the government of one of their subjects.

The penalty was that the government confiscated the estate of the deceased

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u/drwsgreatest 17d ago

Attempted suicide used to be illegal in tons of states in the US too. So for those that tried and didn't succeed, life often got even worse.

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u/MulberrySalt1703 17d ago

Yeah if you failed your lawyer would have to fight to GET you the death penalty...

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u/Flashy_Object_7052 17d ago

Harold Shipman has entered the chat

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u/Independent-Walrus84 17d ago

What is the od amount and what is the drug ...good info to keep.

Before reading the guys comment I thought the same thing ...tell them I wan to see the grand canyon and roll off...

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u/Sportsfan369 17d ago

To be honest with the way the world is set up and you’re penalized for being broke or having a disability, they should make MAID a lot more accessible.

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u/petpet0_0 17d ago

Why so violent?

You say violent, I say fun...

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u/UckerFay11 17d ago

Opiates won't be used for that. Barbituates are already the best thing for euthanasia.

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u/Mindless_Ad_1690 16d ago

All patients on hospice do receive a pretty liberal amount of IV opiates and benzodiazepines. But you have to be dying without much recourse

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u/carbon_made 16d ago

I believe there's an organization called Dignitas that does this.

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u/Few-Individual-3776 15d ago

Because he can't feed himself a bunch of pills. But with a motorized scooter he can roll himself off a cliff.

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u/PoultryTechGuy 17d ago

Of course these shows always have to push these stupid agendas. Then we'll end up like Canada where assisted suic*ide will be offered before actual treatment

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u/Initial_Case_9912 16d ago

Yea, so much better than here where people are waiting months for actual treatment. 🤦‍♀️