title: The inadequate treatment of pain: collateral damage from the war on drugs.
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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Jason.Nickerson@uottawa.ca
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Nickerson
authors.forename: Amir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Attaran
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D054625:Healthcare Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007880:Legislation, Drug; D009294:Narcotics / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000600:supply & distribution; D014944:World Health Organization
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D009294:Narcotics; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations