How, exactly, do you know that?
Human pain is not quantifiable.
Doctors cannot read minds.
Why should people who have severe pain be punished because 2% of the population wants to get high on opioids?
Here are the consequences of this utterly bogus opioid crisis:
(1) Most drug companies will quit the business, and the price of opioid pain killers will double or triple.
(2) Most doctors will quit prescribing opioids, for any patient.
(3) Completely useless “drug treatment” centers and “pain clinics” will sprout like mushrooms - paid for with your tax money.
(4) Thousands of Americans will be forced to endure severe pain because they can't afford opioid pain killers or because they can't find a prescribing doctor.
Full Disclosure...
I am a life long runner with exceptionally high pain tolerance.
My only experience with pain killers was two Percodans after hernia surgery 20 years ago, and generic aspirin for rare headaches.
People seem to have an innate need to control other people because "I know what's moral/correct/healthy/best for you." This goes for people on all sides of the political spectrum.