Treatment Helpline and Resource Site for Painkiller Addiction
Painkillers, also known as analgesics, are used to relieve pain without causing a loss of consciousness. There are two major categories of painkillers: narcotic and non-narcotic. Narcotic Painkillers are typically used for short-term use of relieving severe pain due to surgery, injury or chronic illness. Non-narcotic painkillers are the most common medications that can be prescription or non-prescription and are used to relieve minimal to moderate pain as well as reducing fever and inflammation. Narcotic and non-narcotic painkillers are often combined as an alternative to narcotics when non-narcotics...