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Living it up in Ancient Greece(lemmy.world)

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Etterra@lemmy.world
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That is until you break a bone and learn that there are no pain killers.

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isolatedscotch@discuss.tchncs.de
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The ancient Greeks used electric rays to numb the pain of childbirth and operations.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_ray

Not the most effective, but hey, better then opioid addiction

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Dasus@lemmy.world
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But they literally did have, well, not opioids, but opium.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opium

Evidence from ancient Greece indicates that opium was consumed in several ways, including inhalation of vapors, suppositories, medical poultices, and as a combination with hemlock for suicide.

So no problem with pain medication, actually. @Etterra@lemmy.world

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