sodium pentothal

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That the amount of sodium pentothal used in Texas’ lethal injections was — at least for a while — far more than needed because an official didn’t want to fill out paperwork explaining the wastage of part of a vial.

From New York Times

“Whether those are currently available is not an issue the court can resolve for the state,” Sherlock said in reference to the faster-acting drug, sodium pentothal.

From Washington Times

And he had seen how treatment — a combination of talk therapy and sodium pentothal, or “truth serum” — could spur recovery.

From New York Times

Something wrong with the water possibly or maybe the sodium pentothal we got from the Americans wasn’t the best.

From Slate

Police used sodium Pentothal on him, the first time the department used the truth serum, Jenkins believes.

From Washington Post