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WHAT ARE PRESCRIPTION PAINKILLERS?

Prescription painkillers are powerful drugs that were created to help people who are in pain. When people have a serious illness or injury, painkillers can help them cope with the pain. Painkillers can help sick or injured people live their lives without being overwhelmed by pain.

All drugs are chemicals that in some way change the way the body works. Some drugs make the body function faster than normal. This type of drugs are known as stimulants. Other types of drugs slow the body, and these drugs are called depressants. Other types of drugs change how the body acts in other ways. Some drugs fight diseases.

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