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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None really, the painkiller overdoses people are talking about are also opiods. Fentanyl is a pain killer, and heroin was originally developed as a “less addictive” form of morphine, and is still in use in medical settings.

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