I said opioids are a good option for short term pain. They are also usually (not always) a bad option for long term pain.<p>Please go to a treatment facility  (volunteer please) and talk to the patients there. It is beyond eye opening, I volunteered at one myself. I&#x27;ve seen pain medicine literary ruin lives, and it&#x27;s so sad. These are people who have been through hell with their injuries, some of the worst I&#x27;ve ever seen, and then they go through hell again with the opiodes.<p>They can work on a long term basis for SOME (but not the majority) of patients.<p>Psychological treatments are also an important part of pain management.