Are We Getting You Hooked On Pain Pills?

By Dr. Dave Hnida
(CBS4) -This past year, doctors wrote so many prescriptions for narcotic pain medications, that every single American could have a popped a pain pill— every 4 hours— every day—- for an entire month. That’s a lot of drugs.Are we too quick to pull out the prescription pad for seemingly every ache and pain that comes through the exam room door? It sure seems that way.
And people are dying because of it. The number of people not waking up because of an OD fr