I haven t had any pain pills for at least 15 years. A doctor recently presribed 10 pills of 5% hydrocodone and 325% acetaminophen for a pain in my back that hurts very much making my left arm and 2 fingers so numb that can even crew a lid on a jar.....! Mean while I had to wait 2 weeks to see a physical therapist....! Analogy is that I have two dislocated ribs in my back... He tried to put them back in place with 3 different methods... No success... I will be seeing him 2 times a week for a month to try again....! I called my Doctor to get a refill because the pain is even worse....She now changed my pills to Meloxicam in which is for arthritis . The first pills worked and she denied me a refill of those because she said they are highly addictive....The Meloxicam side effects say that more people are likely to have a heart attack taking this drug and die in the year after the heart attack then people not taking drugs like this one. I am 57 years old... and why I would be denied of something that worked for the pain versus giving me something that is life threatening...... Does any body have a professional opinion that could shed some light on this.... Thank you, I m Here in Alaska ,, Rick