More than 25 million people dying in agony without morphine every year

Concern over illicit use and addiction is putting morphine out of reach for millions of patients globally who need it for pain reliefMore than 25 million people, including 2.5 million children, die in agony every year around the world, for want of morphine or other palliative care, according to a major investigation.Poor people cannot get pain relief in many countries of the world because their needs are overlooked or the authorities are so worried about the potential illicit use of addictive opioids that they will not allow their importation.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 12, 2017 Category: Science Authors: Sarah BoseleyHealth editor Tags: Drugs Health Medical research Science Society Source Type: news