I had jaw surgery recently... while I wouldn't describe it as incredibly "painful", particularly since everything was numb (they have to slice through nerves for this procedure), it was really uncomfortable and stressful for a couple of days afterwards.
I wasn't at all ashamed to take percocet after the surgery. Could I have lived without them? Sure. Did they turn me into an instant addict? Of course not.
This story isn't about the crackdown on opioids since it sounds like it's more just a cultural thing in parts of Germany, but it does strike me that people experiencing legitimate pain are becoming casualties of our crackdown on "inappropriate" prescribing.
I wasn't at all ashamed to take percocet after the surgery. Could I have lived without them? Sure. Did they turn me into an instant addict? Of course not.
This story isn't about the crackdown on opioids since it sounds like it's more just a cultural thing in parts of Germany, but it does strike me that people experiencing legitimate pain are becoming casualties of our crackdown on "inappropriate" prescribing.