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Re:Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite pas... by IntronExon on Friday February 23, 2018 @09:53AM (#16446598)
Opiates != Anesthesia

Opiates are painkillers, anesthetic are a different beast.

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Re:Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite pas... by freedomben on Friday February 23, 2018 @04:47PM (#16449913)
Fentanyl is an extremely common ingredient in a surgical cocktail.
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Re:Vaccines against addictive drugs push forward despite pas... by IntronExon on Friday February 23, 2018 @05:58PM (#16450373)
It is indeed, but as an analegesic, not an anasthetic. Paralytic, analegesic, anesthetic, is the usual trio for general anesthetic surgery. For “twilight sleep” as used in most colonoscopies, it will tend to be fentanyl and Versed.
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