Prescription opioid addiction is well understood to be a deep-seated health problem in the United States. Some of us might assume that because we didn’t use opioids when we drank and/or used, we are therefore less likely to be at risk for opioid addiction in recovery. If we are seriously injured and require pain medication, we can easily assume that since the medication is doctor-prescribed, we have nothing to worry about when we take it. In such circumstances, we need to be especially careful. Whether or not we were previously addicted to a drug in the opioid family, we need to think long and hard before we start taking a prescription for an opioid painkiller. They may be doctor-prescribed but when abused they could result to addiction.