I was put on percocet, 10-325's,up to 4x times daily, and Oxcycontin, 30mg, 2x daily about 3 yrs. ago for chronic, severe OA throughout my spine.
Around spring of this year, (2013) I'd told my prescribing pain management dr., I felt I was becoming dependent on these meds though I never used the full rx each month, never used any type of street drugs. Passed every drug test with flying colors. He'd said that was par for the course and it was ok.