From what I have learned about drugs over the years, is that opiates are very addictive, and one of the hardest to get off of. Heroin, oxycontins, percocettes, lortab, vicodins, endocette. Norco, tylenol#3 and so many more. From my own personal experience they were very addicting for me, and a struggle to get off of. I'm not saying that crack, and alcohol, and all that stuff is not addicting, cause I know it is. Each humans brain has a different chemistry. And each drug affects each addict differently. So opiates might make one person totally dependant. Where another person might not care about them one way or the other. It depends on the individual. I have heard of alot of people struggling with addiction to pain meds lately. It's an epidemic, and its growing at alarming rates.