It depends on quantities. I have a permanent vein injury that causes a good deal of pain especially after standing for long periods or extreme exercise. I used to take percocet but found that I am sensitive to acetaminophen. Now I find that a straight dose of oxycodone that is part of the percocet works pretty well. If I have a real problem a beer helps. I never take more than 5 mg. of oxycodone or a single beer. Everything in moderation and don’t do this on a daily basis.
I am careful with pain killers, not because I am frightened about becoming addicted but because you can get to the point where larger and larger doses are necessary. I am afraid of my pain killers becoming ineffective. I’ve been in that position before and lost two weeks with intractable pain before the doctors found something that would work. I never want to be in that position again.