as in sedatives
something (as a drug) that relieves pain
after her oral surgery, she was given a prescription for a mild painkiller
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Recent Examples of painkillers
The researchers also found that, among those with the highest pain scores recorded, Black patients were significantly less likely to receive painkillers than White patients.
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Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Drew died from overdosing on painkillers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2024
Elvis was a longtime opiate user, having also abused sleeping pills, antihistamines, barbiturates and, lastly, laxatives to treat intense constipation caused by his prescription-grade painkillers.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
Freeman, who injured his ankle in the last week of the regular season, has undergone hours of daily treatments and taken painkillers and injections in order to start the first three games, but he was pulled from Game 2 in the sixth inning and couldn’t finish Game 3 on Tuesday night.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Even the most basic supplies are hard to find or completely unavailable, from soap to anesthetics and painkillers.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Oct. 2024
The pressure to perform plus residual physical ailments means illicit painkillers are a necessity, however.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Oct. 2024
Drew died from overdosing on painkillers.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2024
Elvis was a longtime opiate user, having also abused sleeping pills, antihistamines, barbiturates and, lastly, laxatives to treat intense constipation caused by his prescription-grade painkillers.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 9 Oct. 2024
Freeman, who injured his ankle in the last week of the regular season, has undergone hours of daily treatments and taken painkillers and injections in order to start the first three games, but he was pulled from Game 2 in the sixth inning and couldn’t finish Game 3 on Tuesday night.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
Even the most basic supplies are hard to find or completely unavailable, from soap to anesthetics and painkillers.
—Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 7 Oct. 2024
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