Hmmmm,

Addiction certainly happens................if you are terminally ill, then it doesn't really matter......... and I watched my mother die of cancer, so spare the ignorant comments huh?

Similarly, those in chronic pain will possibly if not probably become addicted to the painkillers if only because they are addicted to NOT being in pain ....................this is far removed from being addicted to "recreational drugs".............. and don't think that these things don't have side effects, they do!!! it is just that those are not as bad as the pain.