Chemistry and personality are huge! Adding because for those like me, it goes even further than "able to maintain Dr's direction".
It has literally zero addictive effect for *some, such as myself.
Been years now with no change. Never filled all the prescriptions in a cycle and a good day = they remain untouched.. a good week = the same.
And not a SINGLE desire (not one) when there's no pain. No "high", nothing more than a the 1st month weirdness until body adapted.
For me, it's been identical to how most people take Tylenol, the only effect or after effect I get, is less pain.
Of course not everyone is like me, obviously. But we do exist & in decent numbers. The ****ing problem is, you would never know that only listening to media/politicians. Even some physicians