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

To better understand how morphine works, researchers studied brain cells involved in tracking pain signals.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 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

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.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2024

Yossarian scrambled frantically through the first-aid kit in search of morphine again and found only Milo’s note and a bottle of aspirin.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller