It certainly isn’t my experience or anyone in my family. The only time I ever was prescribed pain killers was after surgery for severely impacted wisdom teeth. They gave me 2. I’ve had broken bones where I was put to sleep, nasty dog bite where I still have a dent in my calf, multiple stitches from random accidents, and a somewhat major car accident.

Pain killers were not even an option and the doctors said deal with it. Here’s some Ibuprofen.

It could be anecdotal, the doctors in my area are good and they are very aware of opioid issues. I know of people driving to Florida to find favorable doctors.