One, the status quo bias, has to do with our tendency to take our current situation as our reference point and to see any change as negative (or at least difficult) andwith a highpotential for regret.
If the panel's advice is adopted by FDA, it would put hydrocodone on par with prescription painkillers like oxycodone, morphine, and methadone -- drugs withhigh abuse potential that can lead to severe physical dependence.