What is Dilaudid and how is it used?
Dilaudid is an analgesic narcotic with an addiction liability similar to that of morphine. It is apparent within 15 minutes and remains in effect for more than 5 hours. Dilaudid is approximately 8 times more potent on a milligram basis than morphine. Often called “drug store heroin” on the streets. Dilaudid is an opiate in the same class of narcotics as heroin, methadone, propoxyphene, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine, morphine, Demerol, opium, thebaine, and papaverine, and other opioids with morphine-like effects.
