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How do analgesics work with the sense of touch?

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Your skin gives you the sense of touch through the myriad nerve endings all over your body. Touch is the first of the five senses to develop in a huma. read more

Yes, the analgesic (painkiller) effects of opioids are due to decreased perception of pain, decreased reaction to pain, as well as increased pain tolerance. Opioids bind to specific opioid receptors in the nervous system and other tissues, causing a reduced sensation. read more

You probably think of the sense of touch as relating to your skin. After all, you have about 5 million sensory nerve receptors in your skin. But you also can feel pain and pressure inside your body. Think about stomachaches and headaches. Most of your sense of touch, though, comes from external stimulus by way of your skin. read more

Touch and pain are aspects of the somatosensory system, which provides our brain with information about our own body (interoception) and properties of the immediate external world (exteroception) (Craig, 2002). We have somatosensory receptors located all over the body, from the surface of our skin to the depth of our joints. read more

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