I've had 4 surgeries on various body parts over the last ten years. I filled the first scrip for Percs and I think I took 2 or 3 of them and then recognized the danger and didn't take anymore. Addiction runs in my family and I could see how this could rapidly become a major problem. After each procedure the doc would prescribe me some variety of opioid painkillers and I always said no thanks. Every time, the doc would tell me to take the scrip, just in case I needed it. I filled the second one and never took any of the pills. After that, I didn't even get the scrips filled. I may be lucky in that I have a fairly high pain threshold, so I could get away with it.
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