Pubdate: Thu, 14 Jun 2001 Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australia Web) Copyright: 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Contact: http://www.abc.net.au/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/34 Author: Australian Broadcasting Corporation CONCERN OVER MORPHINE USE The Commonwealth Inquiry into Substance Abuse has heard Tasmania's level of illegal morphine use has risen dramatically to well above the rest of the country. The committee met in Hobart today and heard that six out of seven opiate users in Tasmania use morphine instead of heroin. Committee member, Federal MP, Barry Schultz, says the important step now is to discover where users are getting the morphine from. "I'm interested in the source of the morphine, whether its coming from pharmecutical sources or other sources," Mr Schultz said. "It was certainly a thing that pricked the ears of the committee because we hadn't through any of the submissions heard about that level of morphine being available." The inquiry will hand down its recommendations by the end of the year. - --- MAP posted-by: Beth