A. 022279—K
B. Scientific American, 2006—June
C. “Toward Better Pain Control” pp. 61 – 67 (7 pgs.)
D. March 16, 2015
E. 10 points
F. I have carefully read this entire article and I did not copy and paste material or plagiarized in the writing of the report.

Everyone in the world has experienced pain at least one time in his life whether it be throbbing, itching, aching, stabbing, stinging, pounding, or piercing. Everyone also has a common conclusion to the pain: they want it to stop. The most common pain medicines are opium based. These give very good relief, but one’s body can become immunes or unresponsive to them. Pain happens when the person whom has been affected activates neurons sending impulses to the brain causing a response. Most pain is actually good for a person. Pain is sort of a warning signal from one’s body warning them not to injure it further. The bad pain is the kind that lingers and does not want to go away. The point where the pain begins is called the periphery.
Pain medicines such as aspirin and ibuprofen block the pain at the periphery but do not go any further into the injury, which cause other problems such as stomach pain, diarrhea, and ulcers. Pharmacists have come up with a drug that would mimic or manipulate receptors into thinking that nothing ever happened. An example of this kind of drug would be different kinds of ointments for itching and burning. They have also produced a kind of molecule to where they can possess a sodium channel that