即使绝症病人使用吗啡而成瘾是否重要仍有争议,另一个议题则是使用大剂量的吗啡会抑制呼吸并因此而加速死亡。

• "This remains controversial even in terminal cases, when addiction is arguably irrelevant; another issue in such cases is that large doses depress respiration and may thus hasten death. "