I had surgery earlier today, and my doctor wrote me a prescription for hydrocodone and told me to take it if I needed it (I think it's 15mg hydrocodone, 700mg acetiminophen every six hours).
How addictive is this stuff? Is it "take it for a couple days while recovering and you'll be fine", or is this "scarily addictive and only take it if you absolutely have to"?
I've never been given prescription painkillers before, so I have no idea how leery I should be. At least I was able to convince them to skip the valium pre-surgery.
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[–] Likeitirish 1 point 8 points 9 points (+9|-1) ago
Its more like "how addictive is my personality". I've taken norcos, and vikodin for fun many many times. I'm not addicted at all. I have friends (had) that took norcos after surgery and just went full blown addict within 6 months. Moved onto oxy, then heroin. Its insane how fast it happens. Thats not an exaggeration either. I've had more than a handful die from overdose less than two years after their first painkiller. Just know how you tend to react to 'addictive' things and act accordingly.