Any pain medicine that your doctor said was abused 2 years ago is a restricted medication that if not curtailed can lead to a clinical illness called dependence.Your wife will never have enough of a pain medication that can lead her to dependence.The more the doctor gives to her the more she will still want to be given.Other nondependent pain medications abound which your doctor can use as a substitute.The doctors decision is in the best interest of your wife so do not be quick to blame him as he has to work according to legal frame works for the use of that kind of medicine you are expecting him to give to your wife.