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Show ' BLAME PHYSICIANS FOR GROWTH OF DOPE HABIT tc Sav Prescriptions and Not "'patent Medicines the Cause. , York. Blame for the prev-Ne prev-Ne and growth of the morphine "Tt wns placed ou the shoulders of w-iciaus who prescribed the drug, !,l meeting of druggists here to-vht to-vht to protest against the recently 'Scted city ordinance prohibiting the enf at retail of any preparation con-Snins con-Snins morphine or its salts except Ln a doctor's prescription. Th9 ordinance is aimed primarily t paregoric and at stomach remedies, According to members of the board of health who were Instrumental In obtaining ob-taining s passage. Caswell Mayo, n9 of the druggists, said he had made a canvass by mail of several Mnitariums and the replies convinced him 90 Per cent, of the victims of drugs formed the habit as a result on using prescriptions given by physicians physi-cians and only 8 per rent, from using proprietary medicines. |