Surveys show that most doctors have less then 8 hours of addiction training and to be honest unless they have taken opiates they really wont have any idea of its effects and strength. I honestly not surprised to hear a doctor doing that. I have a good friend who got started out on 60 mg OC's after back surgery. Had he not had a tolerance before hand, his body would have not been able to handle that. Sometimes doctors advice isnt always the best in regards to addiction and drug abuse.