I have dupuytrens contractor and have had several hand operations which required Vicodin but for me only about 2-4 days which I am lucky. After the third day on those nasty pain killers I was physically ill in fact one time I puked. Then ibuprofen was enough. I never had to take a pain med for a long time so I don’t know how I would react. I’m in small town Texas beer culture and I admit I like beer but only so much. My body says no more and that’s it. I have relatives with substance abuse issues but luckily I got the non addiction gene if I have an addiction it is for natural endorphins I get from a bike ride or some hard ranch work.