I was given 45 Vicodin to recover from a surgery--I took 8. I wasn't prescribed to take all 45--the doctor told me to take 4 a day for a few days, then wean down to two a day, then get off before five days. That isn't 45 pills worth. And this is every time I've been given them--it's "Take a few of these--but here is a giant bottle of 60...."