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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: opoid phobia

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Painkiller Is Denied to Poor

Morphine is cheap
and available, but it's withheld because of 'opoid phobia'

(Newser) - Though morphine is cheap, effective, and widely available, most people sufferering extreme pain don't  get it, the New York Times reports. The poorest 80% of the world’s population consumes only 6% of the pain-killer. Why? Because health care workers in poor countries are afraid to prescribe morphine, or not... More »

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