i was just wondering if anyone could tell me how painkillers work... it was beought up in another forum by painkillers but it sparked my interest

quote:Originally posted by wild_jester:

i was just wondering if anyone could tell me how painkillers work... it was beought up in another forum by painkillers but it sparked my interest

wtf type of question is that? there is sooo many different types of pain killers. name a type and ill give you a link to learn about it.

They work because of the active ingredient in them(codeine, hydrocodone, etc.)

WWW.GOOGLE.COM (http://WWW.GOOGLE.COM)

WWW.EROWID.ORG (http://WWW.EROWID.ORG)

Please search by yourself

ok say how does tylenol 3's work... cuz thats the shit i am on...

go to www.erowid.org (http://www.erowid.org) and look up codeine.

This question is right up my alley. Codiene and other opiates work by bonding to the opioid receptors. These receptors normally are utilized by the body to uptake endogenous morphine and other endorphins. Codiene is an opiate agonist. This means that when codiene, which is converted into morphine by the liver, bonds with the opioid receptors, it mimics an endorphin, and blocks pain synapses from being sent up and down the spinal cord. Opiates are CNS(central nervous system) depressants. For more indepth information, try doing a search on google.