The CATO center - Psychiatrist Jeffrey singer has written extensively (and I think even presented work on opioid crisis to Congress) and found that doctor specified opioid seldom if at all lead to addiction to opioids.

I.m in my 8th decade and rarely see doctors, no meds, and tests and thankfully still can walk up 14 floors in my bldg to get a quick exertion. I also eat whole nutritious food, and manage stress with playful activities. I seriously need a bunch of people who like to share 'stuff' about our lives. This I can't do myself despite daily efforts yet.

You won’t find many. Our government doesn’t keep those very important statistics. Instead, they choose to muddy the water and contribute to give “OPIOIDS” a bad name a reputation they do not deserve. If there were actual statistics taken fro doctors who legally prescribe opiates to legitimate, authentic patients who require them to adequately manage long term moderate to severe pain, (unrelenting, debilitating pain). They would actually find a very small percentage of these patients who actually die from an overdose or become addicted to
Opioids. Unfortunately, the story is so long and prorated that it can’t be told here. However, first and foremost, opioids are prescribed by legitimate physicians to their patients who need them because after a vet point in time they are the only medication that works or provides any efficacy at all. Unfortunately, the worse thing happening is that you have people evaluating the efficacy of opioids who have never needed to use them at and don’t understand the relief they can bring legitimate, authentic patients dealing with chronic pain or even worse, chronic accuse pain! It they did, then they would have a much more empathetic understanding and objective ability to assess their safety and efficacy!
Unfortunately, this is not the case. However, even worse, much much worse, is that the government counts the people who overdose and or die from illegal street drugs, “opioids” that include heroin and poisonous fentanyl. Illegal Heroin and Fentanyl are never prescribed by physicians to their patients. However, they are counted into the statistics as though they are. This is totally unacceptable, misleading, dishonest and doesn’t sever any US Agency trying to get a handle on understanding and managing the drug crisis in the UNITED STATES. I could go on and on and there are plenty of books available to read on the subject. Unfortunately, it casts a dark light on the physicians and patients who need and deserve them to lead a life of decency and respect without being called or associated with the criminal elements of street drug opioids!
After being on this trail for almost 3 years, the level of misunderstanding, mismanagement and almost a complete failure to properly evaluate and understand the issues of this problem borderlines on extreme incompetence at best!