You have it exactly backwards. People got hooked by the doctors, and pivoted to heroin when they were tagged as pill seekers. I had a spinal fusion in my early

You have it exactly backwards. People got hooked by the doctors, and pivoted to heroin when they were tagged as pill seekers. I had a spinal fusion in my early 20s. I was discharged from the hospital with a script for 90 days of opioid painkillers, 3x a day. $10 copay… I took like 4-5 and was done. I had a extensive support network between my lovely wife and family… people who do not develop a opioid problem like 60% of the time. The standard of care changed because of Perdue. Dentists were handing out 30 day scripts, people were getting opioids for minor ortho issues, etc. As abuse became more prevalent, sourcing prescription pills got expensive. Heroin was more available and cheaper - the use of this stuff became way broader than the stereotype of hypes selling plasma, etc.