Hello everyone! I have a question about pain management. I've been in PM since last August for lower back pain, and on my last visit I noticed my paperwork said "opiod dependence". This was a new note, and I've always associated it with drug addiction, but is this something pain docs use for those on long term narcotics? I take Norco 5-325 and will until I need surgery (I'm 21 so the doctors are refusing right now). I don't have a problem with the drug, and I actually don't even use it some days. Help!