Why are IV analgesics not harmful when used for surgery?

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Why the huge difference between a single small dose vs. what we typically know as dependency inducing? Is there even a slight risk of dependency after surgery? (Assuming the analgesic is only used during surgery, and not taken afterwards for postoperative pain)

Note: Harmful is not the word I was looking for, but I had to reword my post several times to stop it from being deleted

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It takes more than one dose and more than a few weeks of using opiates as prescribed to develop a physical dependence that would result in withdrawal if stopped.

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