I think I've got the dentistry and pain-killers thing in perspective... oral surgery without pain-killers is sort of like being hit in the head with a two-by-four without the resulting loss of IQ, while treating that pain with the pain-killers leaves you with the mental acuity of someone who's been belted in the head, without the pain. I guess that makes the best of both worlds skipping the whole procedure altogether, as I certainly can't imagine it's the reverse. The other thing I can't imagine is how folks manage to choose to abuse pain-killers like these, as they certainly ease pain in many places, but also cause some too: after a while these things put my stomach in knots, and I would think being on them too long would result in being permanently doubled-over.

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