Opioid pain killers are still widely prescribed. Why not a treatment for opioid addiction?

Like a lot of people sucked into the vortex of opioid addiction, Paul Bowman’s descent began with a medical procedure. “I started using because I had surgery and I got hooked on painkillers,” said Bowman, a Quincy resident. Years after the pain subsided, he said his doctor continued to prescribe the opioid-based medication. His story is not unique.