Can over-the-counter pain meds influence thoughts and emotions?

(SAGE) Over-the-counter pain medicine such as Ibuprofen and acetaminophen may influence how people process information, experience hurt feelings, and react to emotionally evocative images, according to recent studies. Examining these findings and how policymakers should respond, a new article is out today in Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, a Federation of Associations in Behavioral& Brain Sciences (FABBS) journal published in partnership with SAGE Publishing.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news