According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), the average income for people aged 65 and older in 2008 was $29,214 per annum. This is up from $28,134 in 2007. Within the same age group, those who had graduate degrees earned $62,777 while those who held bachelor degrees made $45,948.
The potential for dependency is very high with Morphine, both physically and psychologically. Morphine is a fast-acting opiate analgesic and the primary agent in opium. It acts directly on the central nervous system to relieve severe pain, much like other opiates including heroin. It is used to treat pain from surgery, illness and trauma, along with chronic pain conditions associated with cancer, kidney stones and other ailments.
Morphine can be used as a cough suppressant in cases of severe cough, or to relieve strong diarrhea. Yes, morphine has also unexpected medicinal uses, however there may be more suitable and less addictive opioids that can be used for the same purpose. Morphine is used to address rheumatic pain in the extremities. Morphine is used to sedate patients prior to surgery, with local epidural and spinal injection. Terminal cancer patients under on-going morphine therapy over a longer period of time, face immense pain on a daily basis.