
It's not available over the counter in the United States anymore, but the FDA-approved human uses include treatment of seizures and as a short-term hypnotic. Nembutal was once commonly used to treat insomnia. He plans to sell the kits on the Internet for about $50.

This, Nitschke argues, is information and not encouragement. "By the slow addition of the component in the third ampoule here, the amount needed to turn it back into a colorless liquid gives you an idea of what the strength of the Nembutal must have been in this bottle." He lifts a syringe out of the small plastic box adorned with the Exit International logo. If there is, you know you're dealing with Nembutal." "There should be a bright-blue color change. Nitschke says, "Look, the premier drug for ending life is Nembutal, the barbiturate," which is the drug that his kits are designed to test. "I've seen both my parents go fairly nastily," another one says. "I've come out of this meeting extremely heartened, knowing that there are options should I ever decide to bow out," one man says. But they're taking Nitschke's advice and planning ahead. Most people at the Brighton meeting are not terminally ill and do not plan to kill themselves anytime soon. "They'd probably go out and hang themselves.
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He says that without his information, most people wouldn't know how to gas themselves efficiently. "We tell them about how they can control the gas flow using a fitting that fits onto a cylinder of helium," Nitschke says just before his Brighton meeting. Nitschke also brought with him the "exit bag" and assorted paraphernalia used to demonstrate killing oneself with a plastic bag and helium. Using one of the kits, a potentially suicidal person can make sure that the drugs he or she plans to use are strong enough to kill. Encouraging suicide is illegal in Britain and most other places.īut Nitschke was allowed into Britain carrying drug-testing kits. Immigration officials eventually decided that Nitschke merely provides information about suicide and does not encourage people to take their own lives. Nitschke, 61, was detained last month at London's Heathrow Airport for 11 hours on his way to Brighton. Take the Quiz to Find Out Which Commandment You're Breaking Today He admits that he pushes the limits of biblical and civil law. Nitschke, a straight-talking Australian who studied at the University of Adelaide, Flinders University and Sydney University, has been investigated by police and hounded by protesters for years. Nitschke runs an organization called Exit International and advises people to plan ahead because they might want to kill themselves one day. Some in today's crowd are terminally ill, but most aren't.

"Mainly because that fits all size heads, small and big." "We've chosen a large-size oven bag," she explains with a smile. The video has an upbeat soundtrack and is presented by an elderly lady called Nurse Betty. Nitschke then plays a video that outlines his preferred method.
