Swallow Whole, Do Not Crush or Chew

[blumpkin blownuts]

...opiates do not physically block the sensation of pain.

http://courses.washington.edu/conj/sensory/pain.htm

...The enkephalins (and dynorphin) are found in the periaqueductal gray, the medulla and the dorsal horns. Observe the pathway to the left that descends from the periaqueductal gray via the medulla to the dorsal horns. This leads to the release from interneurons of enkephalins that inhibit the flow of pain information to the brain....