Yes, the article led me to believe they had prescribed it to the injured young man.
I get kind of tired of the demonization of opioids which many of us use legitimately for chronic pain, as I have for many many years, and never get addicted.
I had a problem getting Tramadol refilled. I have taken it for years, but I do not take it often. My primary doctor was no longer allowed to prescribe it because it now has to be prescribed by a pain specialist. So, I mad an appointment with the orthopedic doc who did back surgery on me in 2012. He wrote me a new prescription which I filled in October. He wrote a bunch of refills for it, but I am not even a third of the way through the bottle. I only take it on bad pain days, and usually manage to subsist on celecoxib.
I don't understand why people get addicted to pain meds. I only take them if I have pain. Getting a euphoric feeling from meds has never appealed to me. But that's just me. If people want to get wasted, they can drink a picher of martinis or margaritas.
A lot of research has suggested that most people only become addicted if they continue using the medication after it’s no longer needed.
I was prescribed Vicodin for almost twenty years and never was addicted, I did however build a resistance and subsequent allergic reaction to it, I never used my monthly allotment until into the following month and never had any issues stopping. I am now prescribed Tramadol and again only take when I really need it, but Tramadol which is a imitation Opioid is really only a baby step above Ibuprofen and Tylenol. Tramadol was actually an over the counter med before some control freaks got it classified Oioid and got it restricted.