10 points
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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