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How do Painkillers work?

Different Forms

  • Tablets
  • Caplets
  • Capsules
  • Soluble Tablets (dissolve in water and you drink that water)
  • Oral Suspension (Liquid Medicine)
  • Suppositories, which are inserted in your anus

Dangers of Overdosing

  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Changes in skins appearance
  • Fatigue
  • Chest pain
  • Seizures
  • Respiratory depression
  • Slowed Heart Rate
  • Hallucinations
  • Coma or unconsciousness

3 Main Types

How do Opioids work?

  • Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDS)
  • Paracetamol
  • Opioid
  • Opioid's act by attaching to specific proteins called opioid receptors, which are found in the brain, spinal cord, gastrointestinal tract, and other organs in the body. When these drugs attach to their receptors, they reduce the perception of pain.

Dangers of Mixing

What is a Painkiller

  • Addiction
  • Respiratory failure
  • Cardiac problems such as heart
  • attack of heart failure
  • Extreme damage to body’s organs
  • Chronic liver failure
  • Central nervous system depression
  • Impaired judgment
  • Mental confusion, memory loss, hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia or psychosis
  • Increased likelihood of an overdose

A drug, treatment, or anything else that relieves pain, especially an analgesic

How do Paracetamols

work?

  • Paracetamol works as a painkiller by affecting chemicals in the body called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are substances released in response to illness or injury. Paracetamol blocks the production of prostaglandins, making the body less aware of the pain or injury.

How do NSAIDS work?

  • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) work by interfering with particular enzymes in your body.

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