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What are the benefits of prescribed heroin for terminally-ill patients?

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Heroin: Heroin does not come under the usefulness of medicines, approved in our country. There are other medicines we use to comfort the last moments of life. Heroin as such, has no medical use in our country.

Dr Rhoads and 2 doctors agreed

Answered 6/1/2017

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