I too have found that smoking is better than pills.
I have had 3 back surgeries and neck surgeries plus knee surgery (fell from a fairly high ladder at work), and the doctor has me taking vicodin (10-650), Avinza (90 mg of morphine sulfate), 4 different muscle relaxers, which do not work that well.
But let me get my pipe down, 10 min. later, all is good, all is fine.
Plus, because of the pills, I am now having problems with my liver.
So, as far as I am concerned, nothing beats good ol' Mothernature.

Freddy