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> Should we just have not OTC options for pain at all? We should not pretend they're harmless. And we should probably make opioids more available (albeit stil
by slumdev 5y ago
> Should we just have not OTC options for pain at all?
We should not pretend they're harmless.
And we should probably make opioids more available (albeit still regulated): If the pain is bad enough that you'd risk your liver, you need something stronger than Tylenol!
- exmadscientist 5y agoAnd we should educate people better about how to use these things safely and sparingly. Some people use them like candy, which isn't safe and isn't effective. (There seems to be some evidence, admittedly of poor quality, that using pain relievers more frequently leads to less effectiveness. This is just one reason why treatment of chronic pain is so difficult.)
- refurb 5y agoWho pretends they are harmless? Every medicine with Tylenol in it has big warnings. Pretty common knowledge.