Paranoophrine

Paranoophrine, or simply 'noof' in spacer slang, is the most effective painkiller known to humanity. First invented in 17 BSC, it achieved widespread use on Earth before making it's way into the common spacer's medkit. It's creators hailed it as a miracle medication that could replace highly addictive opioid painkillers; the patent to the medication was released to the general public, allowing for low-cost manufacture. Despite the fact that it is not physically addictive, it poses a high risk of abuse due to it's direct action on the pain receptors of the brain whilst simultaneously stimulating the brain's pleasure receptors.
Sol System experienced a drastic shortage of the medicine during the Solar War, sending prices skyrocketing and leading to substantial black-market manufacture and sale well into the Twilight Era where it remained a primary source of income for many warbands.
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