I know that feeling. Knee and shoulder arthroscopic and they had to do the shoulder twice. I got a bunch of opioids with each surgery and really developed a taste for them. I would also claim that OTC cough syrup was doing nothing for the hacking cough I get from drip during allergy season. Tussenex is like a good brandy going down and then you get that warmth. Giving me a scrip for an opioid would be a really bad idea and it has been 7 months since I last had any. I have a little under 3 months clean/sober from adderall and alcohol. Tough call; do you have a safety person who could dole it out?