EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 1H 5M
What painkillers really do to your body S1,E16
from Why is That?
It’s easy to think of painkillers as tiny biological heat-seeking missiles that find your headache and blow it up. In reality, they are much less "targeted" and much more like a systemic "mute" button. Painkillers generally fall into two categories: those that work at the site of the injury (NSAIDs) and those that work on the brain (Opioids). Here’s the breakdown of what’s actually happening under the hood.
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It’s easy to think of painkillers as tiny biological heat-seeking missiles that find your headache and blow it up. In reality, they are much less "targeted" and much more like a systemic "mute" button. Painkillers generally fall into two categories:...
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