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