eli5: How does overdosing on stuff like pain killers work?

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I saw another post on here and it explained like heroin or fent overdoes but what is the difference between that and stuff like painkillers? Does it work differently or are they all the same (ODS)?

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Opiates depress central respiratory drive so you forget to breath.

Tylenol kills your liver

NSAIDs hurt your kidneys

Aspirin makes you bleed too much.

Tramadol, an atypical opiate causes seizures.

Lyrica I don’t know.

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