His doctor had prescribed morphine for this purpose and told the home care company to unlock the infusion device, allowing it to deliver large amounts of the drug.

Dr. Jacox said such well-intended practices discourage some doctors from aggressively prescribing morphine for fear they will draw the scrutiny of regulators.

No matter where they practice, doctors have to come to Mexico City to get special prescription booklets to prescribe morphine.

He had died on 17 September 1956 but pharmacy records later showed Soden had never been prescribed morphine.

But he also contracts malaria, for which a medic prescribes morphine.

The man had prescribed morphine to ease Chang Jiechi's pain but there was little else he could do.

Lorre had suffered for years from chronic gallbladder troubles, for which doctors had prescribed morphine.

A prominent, mainstream physician lamented that he could prescribe morphine or any mind-numbing narcotic, but could merely recommend his drug of first choice to bring her relief.

More than two dozen of the cases had large amounts of morphine present in their bodies, although few of them had been prescribed morphine for pain.

Any doctor can prescribe morphine for pain to any heroin addict.