When Texas Ran Out of Pentobarbital for Lethal Injections in 2013,what

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Multiple Choice

When Texas ran out of pentobarbital for lethal injections in 2013,what did it turn to instead?

• A) Compounding pharmacies for custom-made pentobarbital
• B) Loans from other states that had stockpiled pentobarbital
• C) Other forms of lethal injection drugs,like the ones used in Oklahoma
• D) European drug companies looking to profit from killing prisoners
• E) Firing squads and the electric chair

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Definitions:

Psychoactive Drug

A chemical substance that affects the mind, mood, or behavior when taken.

Stimulant

A substance that raises levels of physiological or nervous activity in the body, increasing alertness, attention, and energy.

Hallucinogenic

Relating to substances that cause hallucinations, altering perception, thought, and feeling, and leading to experiences that differ from ordinary reality.

Depressant

A category of drugs that reduce the functioning of the central nervous system and produce feelings of relaxation and sedation.