Thinking Clearly

'War on drugs means millions are needlessly dying in pain'

 By Ruth Dreifuss, Anand Grover and Michel Kazatchkine, Special to CNN

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• Restrictions on controlled medicines are causing needless suffering globally, argue three experts
• Fear of recreational drug use limits access to opiates, they say
• U.N. drug control conventions require states to provide these treatments to all who require them