Violent Crime Rate per 100K in PA cities (74 replies) Latest news from Waynesboro, PA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations. Ancestries: German (33.7%), Irish (15.1%), United States (8.9%), English (7.0%), French (2.4%), Italian (2.2%). Current Local Time: EST time zone. Incorporated on 12/21/1818.
Opioids Used to Treat Chronic Pain. 1  Codeine -- Codeine is a pain medication that is taken by mouth. It is short-acting, meaning it lasts only for a few hours per dose. 2  Oxycodone -- Oxycodone is available in both a short-acting and long-acting pain medication form.
Opioids are a group of drugs that are used for treating pain. They are derived from opium which comes from the poppy plant. Opioids go by a variety of names including opiates, opioids, and narcotics. The term opiates is sometimes used for close relatives of opium such as codeine, morphine and heroin, while the term opioids is used for the entire class of drugs including synthetic opiates such as Oxycontin.