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most people dont develop an addiction to opiods when taken as directed by your doctor.
speaking of, go to urgent care or your PCP if they can fit you in for a perception. a dentist is going to be worthless for anything other than the mouth bones.
Weeelllll….
At the end of your bottle, if you’re taking them as prescribed, which is usually every 4-6hrs? Do that for a week and your body would be addicted. A full bottle + a refill, even two? It’s not about taking them recreationally. Your body and brain get addicted when they’re in your system regularly. I would know, got hit by a car, I think I only had one refill, and I was going through withdrawals at the end. I wasn’t even taking them as often as prescribed, mostly “as needed.” That was still regular enough.
Dealing with opiate withdrawal can be less damaging than extreme levels of pain.
Pain is not just a feeling. At extreme levels it reprograms the nervous system in ways that are really, really bad long term.
when i had surgery i got a tray of 10 for when the pain became unmanageable, and was told ibuprofen and paracetamol as per instructions otherwise… extremely limited supply is a real help to ensure you understand the “UNMANAGEABLE” part
i ended up using 2 and disposing of the rest
You're confusing dependence for addiction.
Dependence is the tolerance one develops over time and the withdrawal someone suffers after stopping a drug.
Addiction is behavioral disorder that refers to the desire a person feels for the effects of a drug.