Show BLAME physicians FOR GROWTH OF DOPE HABIT druggists say prescriptions and not patent medicines tile tha cause baue new york blame for the prevalence and growth of the morphine habit wits was placed on the shoulders 0 of physicians who prescribed the drug at t a meeting of 0 druggists here tonight to protest against the recently enacted city ordinance prohibiting the sale at retail of 0 any preparation containing ta morphine or its salts except upon a doctors doctora prescription the ordinance Is aimed primar primarily ily at paregoric and at stomach remedies according to members 0 of the board 0 of health who were instrumental in obtaining its passage caswell mayo layo one 6 of the druggists said he ha had made a canvass by mall mail of several sanitariums and the replies replica cone convinced incel him 90 per cent ot of the victims of drugs formed the habit as a result of using prescriptions given by ghyst clans and only 8 per rent cent from using proprietary medicines |