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Last updated on: 8/15/2018 | Author: ProCon.org

Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl Used for the First Time in a Lethal Injection Execution

Posted on August 15, 2018 (June 24, 2020) by ProCon.org

Prison officials in Nebraska used fentanyl as part of a four-drug cocktail to carry out the death penalty, marking the first time the opioid was used for this purpose.

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ProCon.org, "Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl Used for the First Time in a Lethal Injection Execution," ProCon.org. last modified August 15, 2018. https://www.procon.org/synthetic-opioid-fentanyl-used-for-the-first-time-in-a-lethal-injection-execution/.
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ProCon.org, "Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl Used for the First Time in a Lethal Injection Execution." ProCon.org. 15 Aug. 2018, www.procon.org/synthetic-opioid-fentanyl-used-for-the-first-time-in-a-lethal-injection-execution

[Editor’s Note: The MLA citation style requires double spacing within entries.]

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ProCon.org. "Synthetic Opioid Fentanyl Used for the First Time in a Lethal Injection Execution." ProCon.org. Last modified on August 15, 2018. Accessed June 17, 2022. https://www.procon.org/synthetic-opioid-fentanyl-used-for-the-first-time-in-a-lethal-injection-execution/