morphine

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It told the BBC that morphine had been administered twice to Jacqueline's aunt Caitriona at the end of her life.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

In the early 1980s, for example, scientists synthesized ziconotide, a natural pain-killer 1,000 times stronger than morphine without the addictive side effects.

From Salon • May 21, 2025

He was taken to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he was given morphine for the pain; he lapsed into a coma and died a few weeks later.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2024

He said nurses were "amazing" and administered adrenaline, morphine and co-codamol for the pain.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

“I’ll come back with your morphine and a glass of water, Kaka jan,” Soraya said.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini