I'm in the UK so it's banned here too. I was on cocodamol from 2007 when I had a ligament reconstruction in my leg. Surgeon told me to expect pain from it for the rest of my life and he wasn't kidding! I used it responsibly until 2021. Then I started taking a few extra tablets per day to help with the pain. By last year I was taking 25 30/500mg a day. When I finally got help in may this year I was taking 32+ daily, 16 at a time. I was neglecting the housework, personal hygiene, my husband and I