Darvon cocktail
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The Darvon cocktail is a mixture of drugs used to commit suicide. Its main ingredients are:
- Dextropropoxyphene Hydrochloride (Darvon, Deprancol), to suppress breathing)
- phenobarbital (to cause unconsciousness)
- midazolam (to induce sleep)
- Metoclopramide (to counter vomiting).
The midazolam may be substituted with another potent benzodiazepine such as alprazolam (Xanax), or both may be used. The midazolam-alprazolam combination may be substituted for a combination of lorazepam and zopiclone. Sometimes Metoclopramide is replaced by Prochlorperazine.
The cocktail is unpleasant to the taste and will not work unless mixed in correct quantities, not least because of the risk of vomiting.
