Latest articles from Health and Medicine Info (http://www.health-n-medicine.info) http://www.health-n-medicine.info 2009-01-08T20:41:18+01:00 text/html 2008-08-20T22:59:59+01:00 http://www.health-n-medicine.info http://www.health-n-medicine.info/patients-prescribed-tramadol-less-a8473.html A discussion about Tramadol, a synthetic opioid that is one of the most commonly prescribed pain relief medicines worldwide. Although it is in the same class as morphine and codeine for treating moderate to severe pain, studies have shown that patients who use Tramadol for an extended period of time are less likely to develop a dependency to it.