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 potent analgesic drugs that are often prescribed to relieve acute pain, pain from serious illnesses such as cancer and chronic pain.Some are used to suppress chronic cough and diarrhea.Opioids include naturally occurring opiates derived from the opium poppy plant such as morphine and codeine, synthetic opiates such as fentanyl and semi-synthetic opiates including oxycodone and hydrocodone.Opioids are thought to block pain signals in the brain by attaching to certain opioid receptors.pioids are potent analgesic drugs that are often prescribed to relieve acute pain, pain from serious illnesses such as cancer and chronic pain. Some are used to suppress chronic cough and diarrhea.