The cocktail used generally contains sodium thiopental (to anaesthetise the condemned man), pancuronium bromide (to paralyse his muscles) and potassium chloride (to stop his heart).
Corrections for chemiluminescence were also applied as needed but were minimized by the use of the luminescence suppressing cocktail Aquagel and dark equilibration of samples prior to counting.
Apartment complexes in urban centers advertised a lifestyle organized around the swimming pool and clubroom featuring nightly cocktail parties and the imagination that everyone paired off by bedtime.