Show BLAME physicians FOR GROWTH OF DOPE HABIT druggists say hresc prescriptions and not patent medicines the cause new york blame for the prevalence and growth of tho the morphine habit was placed on oil tho the shoulders of physicians who proscribed tho the drug tit at a Ille meeting eting of drugg druggists lEts here tonight to protest against the recently enacted city c alty ordinance prohibiting tile the salo ill fit retail of any preparation containing or its salts except upon a doctors prescription the ordinance la Is aimed primarily at parc pare gorle and nt at star stomach remedies according to members of the board of health who were instrumental in obtaining its passage caswell mayo alayo one of tile hie druggists said lie ho had made a canvass by niall mall of several sa sanitariums and the replies convinced ballf 90 per cent of tile the victims of drugs formed tho the habit its a result of using prescriptions riven given by physicians ail and only 8 per rent cent from using proprietary medicines |