Nov 7, - At my facility, we start it as soon as pain or shortness of breath becomes an issue. Dad is still alive and doing well, but I do not trust Hospice providers. . Haldol, morphine, ativan.. and they wanted us to give it all to him to "keep him comfortable". . I'm used to curing, not ending and like it that way! But if it. Dec 26, - Inducing sleep with drugs near the end of life is a widely used “Do I consider myself a Dr. Death who is bumping people off on a regular basis? Dr. Russell Portenoy, chairman of pain medicine and palliative care at Beth Israel, The sedation drugs are lorazepam, midazolam, phenobarbital and, in the. Jan 14, - All except the morphine/methadone used to administer a quiet, rapid It would tarnish the image, turn people away who would otherwise use the .. I watched Gilchrist Hospice kill my mother with morphine and ativan (she.