<br /> A common teenage rite of passage is having your wisdom teeth pulled.<br />But according to Gizmodo, that same procedure may be raising the risk of teens getting hooked on opioids.<br />Children prescribed dental opioids are more likely to abuse them within a year’s time than those who don’t.<br />Only a small percentage of people who are prescribed opioids develop a harmful addiction.<br />However, the risk of addiction does tend to increase with greater exposure to opioids. <br />
