Opioid Epidemic

So currently in my situation I have TMJ from the mix of sleep and desserts being an inflammatory that makes it worse. Well I went to an urgent care to see what can be done to prevent/heal my problem and after sitting down for 2 hours I finally went in to see the doctor. I walked in to see him and all he did was put slight pressure on my head then asks me if I am in pain and of course I was dealing with TMJ for the first time. He then prescribed me to 5 different things ranging from a higher does of ibuprofen to different versions of opioids.


Now the stuff helped curb the pain but the opioid variant wasnt a necessary thing to prescribe as there was the higher doses of ibuprofen and usually you would prescribe that if its really bad vs when it first starts out. I was honestly shocked how easy it was to get something like this the doctor didnt check for anything other than ask questions. Now I am not a doctor or know much about healthcare but I see clearly that it needs to change soon before it gets worse as this issue of prescribing has become a huge issue in the US.