I can&#x27;t believe how doctors apparently routinely prescribe addictive painkillers in the US. Here in Europe, as far as I know, doctors only prescribe non-opioid painkillers. I don&#x27;t know anyone who was prescribed an opioid drug outside of an ICU.<p>Ibuprofen is surprisingly effective for many types of pain, I don&#x27;t see why doctors immediately prescribe something as dangerous as OxyContin.