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The Peaceful Pill Handbook New Revised International Edition |  | Author: Philip Nitschke & Fiona Stewart
Publisher: Exit International US
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 214
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Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.8
ISBN: 0978878825
EAN: 9780978878825
ASIN: 0978878825
Publication Date: July 1, 2007
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The Peaceful Pill Handbook draws on the latest research on end of life choices, to bring the reader a range of practical and useful strategies. By applying Exit's unique Reliability and Peacefulness Test; readers can compare methods including Nembutal from Mexico, the use of Helium, the Dignitas service of Switzerland, presricription drugs and the DIY Peaceful Pill. This new edition also contains full colour photos of Mexican drug names and the latest labelling.
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 Much good material, important omissions November 16, 2009
Peter Ungar (New Rochelle NY United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Peaceful Pill Handbook New Revised International Edition (Paperback)
Philip Nitschke & Fiona Stewart
The version I bought is the e-version which, in addition to the text, has some videos at the ends of chapters. I started out skeptical of the videos but in fact they make the book, especially explanations on how to manipulate equipment, clearer and more interesting.
I think the book is well written and very informative. I should say, I am not as impatient when given information that is not useful to me as some of the other reviewers. However, I share their unhappiness that the most highly recommended method, the "peaceful pill" of the title, requires a trip to Mexico where a tourist may or may not be able to buy a bottle labeled Nembutal which may or may not contain the drug, and then risk jail by smuggling the drug across a border or borders. Residents of the USA, the world's largest market for illegal narcotics, should not have to go far to get a lethal dose of heroin if they are willing to risk arrest and imprisonment and with that they could exit in ecstasy instead of just peacefully.
I live near New York but am unwilling to take that risk and abhor even going to the places where drugs might still be sold. For that reason I am especially unhappy about the book saying nothing about two methods which do not require breaking a law or obtaining chemicals which are not sold in shops.
The first is using a shotgun. I bought one at a Walmart in Virginia. No questions were asked. I don't want to use lead ammunition but other than that, I don't know what kind to use, and could use advice on aiming and securing the weapon and minimizing the damage and the mess left behind. There may be good reasons in law why the authors say nothing about this obvious method but they should at least have apologized about the omission.
The second method is an overdose of aspirin. (For readers outside the USA: in the USA aspirin requires no prescription.) I don't recall reading of a suicide attempt with aspirin in the USA but I believe in some countries it is often used, sometimes successfully. Because of omissions such as these I give the book only 2 stars although I would have liked to give 5.
In fairness to the book, suicide by helium inhalation is a good method, using only things legally sold in stores, and is described in detail. I can suggest an alternative procedure which is simpler in some respects. [...]
 A useful book with shortcomings July 22, 2009
George Erdosh (Pine Grove CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
The Peaceful Pill Handbook is useful for those with terminal illness, severe pain and who wish to end their intolerable lives.
Unfortunately, the book is not well written, in fact it has all the earmarks of it being self-published. It appears to be totally unedited with many grammatical and punctuation errors that make its reliability questionable. The authors are Australians and they mainly refer to drugs and equipment available in Australia; information that may be useless anywhere else. The illustrations are very poor, almost embarrassingly so. The use of technical language is annoying but fortunately not common.
Nevertheless, the information provided is useful and even though the writing badly needs editing, the language is clear. The authors provide practical information to help one end his/her life.
Helpfull Book on Painless Dying July 14, 2009
M. J. Human (South Africa)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Very informative and helpfull. Advice on available products and methods is practical and good, and there is no attempt to hide the difficulties in obtaining certain drugs and medicines or obtaining assisted exit-from-life anywhere in the world. Strongly recommended.
 the peaceful pill Handbook June 10, 2009
mr. l. gunn
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
a good book, & very thought provoking, I recommend this title to anyone contemplating their mortality.
Misleading Title January 13, 2009
Norma Desmond (San Clemente, California)
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I returned this book for a refund. I was mis-led by the title to believe that a "peaceful pill" actually existed and was available. After reading the book, it becomes clear that the pill is only a concept at this point.
The book suggests traveling to Mexico to purchase and smuggle veterinary Nembutal. This may sound attractive to some people, but for elderly, ill people, it could be far too exhausting and stressful to be practical.
I applaud the author's efforts in this area, but the book contained little useful information.
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