‘Significant’ theft of toxic poppies could cause death, Tasmanian authorities warn
Tasmania’s Health Department is warning of the danger of consuming “life-threatening” poppy capsules, as police respond to the…
Fentanyl abuse impairs cardiac cell function and contributes to heart rhythm defects
In recent years, fentanyl, a synthetic opioid that is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, has been…
Inquest hears nurse who drew up lethal morphine dose given to 85-year-old grandmother ‘so sorry’ for role in ‘episode’
A nurse who drew up a lethal dose of morphine given to a Queensland grandmother has issued an…
Lethal dose of morphine given to Sheila Thurlow a ‘failure’ of everybody involved, inquest hears
An anaesthetist who was present when an elderly woman was given an “outrageously high” dose of morphine at…