| They act as hypnotics, painkillers and muscle relaxants, and they block your memory of the surgery. |
| Any painkillers containing opiates, such as laudanum, were out of the question until the concussion went away. |
| And finally, five weeks after going into rehab for his addiction to painkillers, he will return to his radio audience of 20 million. |
| He is taking strong painkillers, but has bad nights, with shooting pains in his head. |
| He is going into rehab to try to kick his addiction to prescription painkillers. |
| He says he's taking weak pharmacy painkillers like Motrin and Xanax, despite medical advice he should consider Vicodin. |
