Over-prescription is/was bad. I have many friends who've had sports-related surgeries (ACL repair, joint replacements in their 50s, etc). Almost all received

Over-prescription is/was bad. I have many friends who've had sports-related surgeries (ACL repair, joint replacements in their 50s, etc). Almost all received several weeks of opioids to take at home. Very few actually used them all, leaving them with a bottle nearly full of dangerous, addictive drugs. Most of them transition to OTC pain management ASAP because they know the risks of addiction. I imagine people who don't know better take the full course, because that's what was prescribed, and end up at more risk for addiction?