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Pain Relievers

Pain relievers are medicines that reduce or relieve headaches, sore muscles, arthritis, or other aches and pains. There are many different pain medicines, and each one has advantages and risks. Some types of pain respond better to certain medicines than others. Each person may also have a slightly different response to a pain reliever.

Over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are good for many types of pain. There are two main types of OTC pain medicines: acetaminophen (Tylenol) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Aspirin, naproxen (Aleve), and ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin) are examples of OTC NSAIDs.

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  1. Pain Relievers (National Library of Medicine)  
    Pain relievers are medicines that reduce or relieve headaches, sore muscles, arthritis, or other aches and pains. There are many different pain medicines, ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/painrelievers.html - Health Topics
  2. CDC Vital Signs: Prescription Painkiller Overdoses (Opioids): A Growing Epidemic, Especially Among Women (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... 18 women die every day of a prescription painkiller overdose in the US, more than 6,600 deaths in 2010. Prescription painkiller overdoses are an under-recognized and growing problem ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/PrescriptionPainkillerOverdoses - External Health Links
  3. Pain medications - narcotics 
    ... and is not helped by other types of painkillers. When used carefully and under a health care ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007489.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Prescription Opioids during Pregnancy Video (March of Dimes Foundation)  
    ... pregnancy Video file Key Points Prescription opioids are painkillers often used for pain after an injury, surgery ... pregnancy. What are prescription opioids? Prescription opioids are painkillers (medicine used to relieve pain) your health care ...
    https://www.marchofdimes.org/...rescription-opioids-during-pregnancy - Videos
  5. Drug Addiction (Substance Use Disorder) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)  
    Drug Use and Addiction/Start Here ... Drug Use and Addiction ... Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
    https://www.mayoclinic.org/.../symptoms-causes/syc-20365112?p=1 - External Health Links
  6. Buprenorphine Sublingual and Buccal (opioid dependence) 
    ... addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers). Buprenorphine is in a class of medications called ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a605002.html - Drugs and Supplements
  7. Buprenorphine Injection (opioid dependence) 
    ... addiction to opioid drugs, including heroin and narcotic painkillers) in people who have received buccal or sublingual ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a618015.html - Drugs and Supplements
  8. Healthy living 
    ... problems. The combination of alcohol and tranquilizers or painkillers can be deadly. Pregnant women should not take ... illegal "street" drugs. Legal drugs such as laxatives, painkillers, nasal sprays, diet pills, and cough medicines can ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002393.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Methadone overdose 
    Methadone is a very strong painkiller. It is also used to treat opioid addiction. Methadone overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002679.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Nonopioid Therapies (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    drug overdose, prescription drug overdose, prescription painkillers, drug abuse, prescription drug abuse, prescription painkiller, prescription painkiller abuse, opioid abuse, pharmaceutical drug abuse, drug overdose, prescription painkiller overdose, opioid overdose, ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/opioids/patients/options.html - External Health Links
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