This. Basically it's the price of not having proper social security against illness. I live in the Netherlands and opioids are unheard-of except cancer patient

This. Basically it's the price of not having proper social security against illness. I live in the Netherlands and opioids are unheard-of except cancer patients etc.. A friend of mine broke his collar bone, which was bulging out a bit, in a cycling accident and got only ibuprofen while waiting for surgery for 2 weeks. He just rested home on sick leave. No one expects you to work like that. This and unemployment benefits cost like 25% premium on the gross salary paid by the employer. At the end if you have a long term sickness leave like more than 3 months you are paid 75% of your salay from the social security fund. Employers are also supported to get temporary replacements in this case. Overall much cheaper than managing opioid addiction.