This statistic displays the consumption of major opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2010 to 2016. In 2010, there was 41,875 kilograms of morphine consumed in total. Global consumption of this drug has grown by almost a factor of six between 1991 and 2010. Differences around the world in consumption levels of morphine for pain treatment are due to economic, knowledge, and regulatory factors.
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This statistic displays the consumption of major opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2010 to 2016. In 2010, there was 41,875 kilograms of morphine consumed in total. Global consumption of this drug has grown by almost a factor of six between 1991 and 2010. Differences around the world in consumption levels of morphine for pain treatment are due to economic, knowledge, and regulatory factors.
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This statistic displays the consumption of major opium alkaloids and their derivatives worldwide from 2010 to 2016. In 2010, there was 41,875 kilograms of morphine consumed in total. Global consumption of this drug has grown by almost a factor of six between 1991 and 2010. Differences around the world in consumption levels of morphine for pain treatment are due to economic, knowledge, and regulatory factors.
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* An opiate currently controlled under the 1971 Convention.
** The consumption figures also include quantities used in manufacture of preparations listed in Schedule III of the 1961 Convention.
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* An opiate currently controlled under the 1971 Convention.
** The consumption figures also include quantities used in manufacture of preparations listed in Schedule III of the 1961 Convention.
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