The Army was handing out opioids like candy for the smallest injuries. I got opioid prescriptions for a broken foot, wisdom teeth removal, rotator cuff tear, and a groin tear, among other things. I could have become a dealer with how much I had lying around at times.
I'm not a big pill guy anyway. Based on my observations of some people, I feel getting into the prescription pill game is a downward spiral of needing more pills to counteract the side effects of the original, and so on. No thanks.
If I'm ever at a point that I HAVE to take some prescription for something, I'll suck up the side effects.