morphine

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.

The 50-year-old relies on two different forms of morphine and a high-strength co-codamol to manage the pain.

Sir Ed told reporters he administered morphine to his mother to help her deal with the pain of her condition towards the end of her life.

Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and a leading cause of opioid-related deaths in the U.S.

This was once known as the “British system,” where until the 1970s, free heroin, morphine and cocaine were dispensed to registered users with addiction.