Reasoning Behind Opioids Prescriptions - Addiction- Preventions

  I believe the prescriptions given by physicians to their patients that in the category of opioids are sometimes necessary and sometimes maybe not so necessary. Prescriptions for pain administered to the patients suffering from discomfort can lead to habitual intake of the meds. As often is the case with the continuing problem with opioids. 
   Myself, having suffered from bouts of pain throughout my life, I know what it is like to come out of surgery and want pain relief. I also understand what it feels like to suffer fractures, and dislocations. I've had both in places that are very difficult to treat for pain. I have also seen bouts of excruciating pain like migraine headaches. I was heavily medicated once for years for pain due to injury. I did not form an addiction. The pain killers were addictive. But when administered right the patient should not fall into dependency. 
   Pain killers, with me, have never been a comfort pill given to me as a patient. But I think that comfort pills are being administered to patients because it is paid for by insurance. There is no history of drug dependency. No arrest records. And social status also plays a role with respect to your location. And financial considerations can also become factors in whether a patient is given comfort meds.
    I know that meds are administered to patients who live in more affluent circumstances, when patients who live in higher crime rate areas were refused pain meds by doctors because of government oversight. 
   Insurance companies pay, doctors prescribe. No signs of past addictions. Doctors may prescribe meds to patients complaining of pain when the patient may be close to the addictive stage or developing an addiction. Many times, I would think that in the case of addictions, the patients are improperly taking the meds and possibly mixing meds with alcohol or other pain medications. Possibly purchasing meds outside of the law. Which could be very bad when it comes to a doctor making a decision on medicating a patient for strong opioids.
    Testing before administering pain meds to check levels of substances in the system of the patient may be warranted as a preventative measure against the continuing problem with addiction.