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Strong opioid drugs like dilaudid, usually referred to by its generic name hydromorphone, are administered to treat extreme pain. Dilaudid, which is categorized as a Schedule II prohibited narcotic because of its significant potential for abuse and addiction, alters the way the body feels pain by attaching itself to opioid receptors in the brain.
