He also contends that if someone, like yourself, is only
taking them
for post-surgical pain, if they STOP
taking them when the pain is resolved from surgery, then they will not become addicted or have the desire to continue taking them, but get back to their life. Interestingly enough, when I reflected back on my own stupidity, that held true for me. It was a choice on my part to use my medication, "recreationally," that let to being physically addicted.