After Surgery in Germany, I Wanted Vicodin, Not Herbal Tea
I had jaw surgery recently... while I wouldn&#x27;t describe it as incredibly &quot;painful&quot;, particularly since everything was numb (they have to slice through nerves for this procedure), it was really uncomfortable and stressful for a couple of days afterwards.<p>I wasn&#x27;t at all ashamed to take percocet after the surgery. Could I have lived without them? Sure. Did they turn me into an instant addict? Of course not.<p>This story isn&#x27;t about the crackdown on opioids since it sounds like it&#x27;s more just a cultural thing in parts of Germany, but it does strike me that people experiencing legitimate pain are becoming casualties of our crackdown on &quot;inappropriate&quot; prescribing.