Addressing the global tragedy of needless pain: rethinking the United Nations single convention on narcotic drugs.
The lack of medical availability of effective pain medication is an enduring and expanding global health calamity. Despite important medical advances, pain remains severely under-treated worldwide, particularly in developing countries. This article contributes to the discussion of this global health crisis by considering international legal and institutional mechanisms to promote wider accessibility to critical narcotic drugs for pain relief.
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Allyn L
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O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University Law Center, USA.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D009294:Narcotics / Q000191:economics / Q000600:supply & distribution / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D014480:United Nations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
D009294:Narcotics