You're right, thank you for the clarification and I apologize for misleading. This study did not look at addiction. However, the study noted a few things that

You're right, thank you for the clarification and I apologize for misleading. This study did not look at addiction. However, the study noted a few things that lead me to believe that this long-term opioid use is not intentional by prescribers. The study excluded patients with cancer, which is a common reason to be prescribed long term opioids. Additionally, they note that most of the patients were not provided long-acting opioids at the start, suggesting that the prescribers did not intend to start these patients on long-term opioid therapy. At the very least, the data is suggestive of an increase in dependence in patients prescribed a 10-day or greater supply of opioids, as we know that when patients are on opioids for too long, you must slowly discontinue lest you initiate withdrawal.