I was in your shoes too for 15 yrs. I was switched from Tyl #4 to morphine long acting caps then to Buprenorphine patch every 7 days for my chronic pain. I still had been using Percocet for breakthrough pain but cannabis stopped my need for it. After a year of experimenting I now use cannabis tincture 1:1 strength CBD/THC 3x day and double my dose at bedtime. I vape micro-dosing between my tincture doses. Acute pain meds were never meant to treat chronic pain. More to follow.