I have taken opiates for pain, and first time I took it I also experienced calm and euphoria. However, it only lasted the first few doses. I would quickly need

I have taken opiates for pain, and first time I took it I also experienced calm and euphoria. However, it only lasted the first few doses. I would quickly need to up the dosage to feel the same effects. I can see how someone could really start doing more and more to get that effect. However, if you are taking only the prescribed dosage I would argue that the risk is quite low for severe addiction, but you would still have dependence and would need to ween off. You would just need to fight the "need" urge you experienced and be conscious about the correct usage. If I took a few days/weeks off and taken it again I would get the same calming and euphoric effect but again it would quickly wear off and would require higher dosage to get it, but the pain was controlled at the same dosage. The whole opiate epidemic really fked anyone with chronic pain for who SSRIs don't work.