>A decade ago, most people thought of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a medicine for fever, malaise and minor aches and pains. Nobody imagined that it would become t

>A decade ago, most people thought of Tylenol (acetaminophen) as a medicine for fever, malaise and minor aches and pains. Nobody imagined that it would become the go-to drug for treating moderate, let alone severe, postoperative pain. Here in Germany this is completely normal. Hospitals after surgery will generally not put you on opioids and just prescribe you normal pain meds. A NYT columnist even wrote an article about that experience a few years ago. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/surgery-germany-vicodin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/27/opinion/sunday/surgery-ge... I was pretty surprised when I heard how strong pain medication in the US is after only minor surgeries that are basically tolerable with a few days of rest and some Ibuprofen.