On: As epidemic rages, ER study finds opioids no bette...

[leroy_masochist]

I'm sure this is true for the pain associated with the various ailments that bring most people to the ER, but opioids are massively more effective for serious trauma. Motrin does very little for people who've been shot. Fentanyl lollipop on the other hand....

[fapjacks → leroy_masochist]

Right. When you get your legs blown off, Ibuprofen ain't gonna cut it. That's why Army medics carry morphine.