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. 2012 Jan;9(1):e1001153.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001153. Epub 2012 Jan 10.

The inadequate treatment of pain: collateral damage from the war on drugs

Jason W Nickerson  1 , Amir Attaran
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The inadequate treatment of pain: collateral damage from the war on drugs

Jason W Nickerson et al. PLoS Med. 2012 Jan.

Abstract

Jason Nickerson and Amir Attaran examine the vast inequities in medical pain relief around the world and argue that the global control of licit narcotics be shifted from the International Narcotic Control Board to WHO.

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Conflict of interest statement

JN is the Associate Editor of the Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy, which receives industry sponsorship, and has received an admission scholarship from the University of Ottawa and an Ontario Graduate Scholarship from the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. AA has sat on several WHO expert panels, but none dealing with the subject matter of this paper.

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Figure 1. Grams of morphine per capita versus gross national income.
Based on 2011 INCB morphine annual estimates and World Bank data on population and gross national income –. Countries excluded because of incomplete data: American Samoa, Anquilla, Aruba, Ascension Island, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Channel Islands, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands, Curacao, Equatorial Guinea, Falkland Islands, French Polynesia, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guam, Isle of Man, Kuwait, Korea Dem. Rep., Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Mayotte, Monaco, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Qatar, San Marino, Saint Helena, Sint Maarten (Dutch Part), Somalia, South Sudan, St. Martin (French part), Tristan de Cunha, Turks and Caicos Islands, United Arab Emirates, Virgin Islands (US), Wallis and Fatuna Islands, West Bank and Gaza.
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