{"id":18182,"date":"2022-10-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/?post_type=purple_issue&p=18182"},"modified":"2022-11-02T12:50:38","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T11:50:38","slug":"do-painkillers-work-differently-for-different-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcsciencefocus\/2022\/10\/11\/do-painkillers-work-differently-for-different-people\/","title":{"rendered":"Do painkillers work differently for different people?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Do painkillers work differently for different people?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

GEOFF WINSTANLEY, BLANDFORD FORUM <\/p>\n\n

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In short \u2013 yes, it is thought that there is some individual variation in the response to a particular painkiller. But pain is a complex perception. Sensation is influenced by so many factors, including variation in the type of pain, genetic factors, stress-related physiological responses, socio-cultural influences, our prior experience, emotional state, and by the context it occurs. So it is difficult to attribute our response to a painkiller to something as simple as painkiller receptors alone, but these are likely to play a part. NM <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n

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