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How can drugs, such as novocaine, effectively block the transmission of pain impulses? Why don?t they block motor impulses-or do they? (Remember that a minimum of 2 submissions is required for each discussion). Note to write: Please use acceptable references. DO NOT USE emedicine,science.com,medicinenet,ivyrose,etc. Prefer that http://, .org,.edu sites are used. In layman?s term.
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Introduction
Novocain is the brand name for procaine which is a local anaesthetic that differs from
general anaesthetics in that they do not cause a complete lack of sensation within the body or
loss of awareness. Like most local narcotics, it blocks the chemical receptors on nerve cells that
sense pain.
How Novocaine works
Novocaine prevents the neurotransmitter chemi...