Morphine
LSD Could Replace Morphine as a Painkiller, According to New Study
Researchers found that microdosing acid works as an effective, non-addictive method of pain relief.
Hospitals Are Struggling to Manage People’s Pain Amid a Shortage of Injectable Opioids
Hospitals and surgical centers scrambling to find enough injectable morphine, Dilaudid, and fentanyl, which can leave patients languishing in pain and raise the risk of dosing mistakes.
Fentanyl-Laced Coke May Be Killing New Yorkers
The two drugs were found in the systems of 37 percent of lethal overdose victims in the city last year—up from 11 percent the year before.
The Death Doulas of Kerala
A network of volunteers is helping people in India end their days in peace.
Award-Winning New Zealand Journalist ODs in Cambodia
Christopher Adams' colleagues are shocked at his death but Phnom Penh locals say "heart attacks" among travellers are common and cheap drugs don't discriminate.
Drug Deaths Are at an All-Time High in Scotland
In 2015, 706 people died due to drug abuse, an increase of 15 percent on the previous year.
New Morphine Alternative Kills Pain Without the OD Risk
Early indications are that it's not addictive either, say researchers.
Popular People Are Basically Invincible, Says Science
Apparently having a massive crew is akin to doing morphine.
As the US Is Awash in Painkillers, the Developing World Is in Dire Need of Them
Roughly 5.5 billion people — three quarters of the world's population — have insufficient or no access to morphine, codeine, and other controlled substances used for pain relief.