Morphine Becoming Increasingly Scarce in Developing World

The New York Times has an article on the banning of Morphine in many of the world's poorest nations for fear of drug abuse amongst the general population. From the article:

"Doctors in developing countries...often have beliefs about narcotics that prevailed in Western medical schools decades ago — that they are inevitably addictive, carry high risks of killing patients and must be used sparingly, even if patients suffer."

Read the whole article here.