Opioids are a type of narcotic pain medication. They can have serious side effects if you don't use them correctly. For people with an opioid addiction, the problem often starts with a prescription.

Tramadol and hydrocodone are prescription narcotic pain medications. They belong to a class of drugs called opioids. Opioids work by attaching to special receptors in the brain that control pain ...

In addition to nerve blocks and injections, I have found when we use other non-narcotic medications patients don’t need as many narcotic pain pills to get through their recovery.

UT Health San Antonio Multispecialty and Research Hospital says it’s the first in Texas to add a new non-opioid medication to ...