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injection
which is already deplorably
prevalent. This evil cannot be dealt with
effectually until means have been found
to regulate the exportation to the East of
morphia, cocaine, and similar deleterious
drugs. Under the existing laws in the
Eastern Dominions the importation,
possession and sale of such drugs is very
strictly regulated: only licensed persons,
such as doctors and qualified druggists,
may employ the drugs, and then only for
medicinal purposes. The great difficulty
is the prevention of smuggling with which
the Governments concerned are dealing as
energetically as possible; but until
exporting countries can establish some con-
trol over the export of the drugs there
must be a large amount of successful
smuggling in spite of the best organised
packages preventive service e,since thebottles con-
taining the drugs are capable of easy con-
cealment.