You'll need data to back that up. So long as opiates are used for acute pain, not long term chronic pain, the chances of addiction are pretty low. It does hap

You'll need data to back that up. So long as opiates are used for acute pain, not long term chronic pain, the chances of addiction are pretty low. It does happen, with about 30K people addicted in the UK total. The reason why its much harder is that unless you have lots of money you'll have to persuade your GP that there is a medical reason for continuing. This is much harder in the UK where patients are patients, not customers that must be pleased.