Morphine

​Opiates have brought pain relief to humankind for hundreds of years, but they don't come without their consequences, namely the risk of addiction. Researchers have now developed a new painkiller they claim to be as strong as morphine, but without much of this unwanted baggage.​

University of Michigan scientists have developed a combination drug that promises a safer, more precise way for medics and fellow soldiers in battle situations to give a fallen soldier morphine while limiting morphine’s dangerous side effects.