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* * * * " In recent years, research has shown that doctors' fears that patients will become addicted to pain medication are largely unfounded. Studies indicate that most people who receive opioids for pain, even those undergoing long-term therapy, do not become addicted to these drugs. The very few patients who develop rapid and marked tolerance and addiction to opioids are usually those who have a history of psychological problems or prior substance abuse."
" One study found that only four out of more than 12,000 patients who were given opioids for acute pain actually became addicted to the drugs. Even long-term therapy has limited potential for addiction. In a study of 38 chronic pain patients, most of who received opioids for four to seven years, only two patients actually became addicted, and both had a history of drug abuse."
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