How do pain killers find the pain? What happens in your body when you swallow a pain medication like Tylenol, or Aspirin? How does a Painkiller help in spotting that particular spot where you're hurting and make you feel better? Let's look into the biochemistry of pain, and the genius behind pain medication! If you have ever wondered how does pain medicine work, join with Jonathan Allers and Destructive Creativity for all the cool answers about arachidonic acid and Nociceptors!

00:00 Into into how pain medicine works. (And the quick answer)
00:45 What is pain? Nociceptors explained.
03:30 How do NSAID pain meds work?
05:13 How do opioid pain killers work?

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