In Missouri, who recently enacted an opioid database (worthless), the patient has to sign a contract with the doctor to get those prescriptions. If they get in an accident, they are not allowed to get any additional meds from ER or dentists, etc….or the contract is void. If they do not submit to urine tests or appointments, the contract is void. Now insurance companies are also limiting prescriptions, so if you are on pain meds and benzo’s like xanax, you have to get a waiver before the insurance will pay for your script.
So to answer your question, I don’t think it would do any good to tell someone in pain, that pain meds are addictive, most already know it.
The biggest issue I see, is that many new doctors are being sent in and firing all their pain patients, so they don’t have to deal with any of the hassle, or the paperwork/ rules. A local low-income medical facility recently told my friends 84 year old mother that they didn’t want to give her addictive pain medication, and she cried and said addiction didn’t matter when you were in constant chronic pain. To me, that’s elder abuse and a violation of the Hippocratic Oath.
PS I have very strong feelings about this because of many personal experiences with loved ones and friends in my area. Whether you are old or dealing with cancer, or anything else, it’s all about the doctors and their opinions of your pain/ health status. Patients rights are no longer the driving force in medical care.