"i was in a motorcycle crash with a severely fractured wrist and was first given morphine, which sadly, had zero effect on the pain. the er then gave me dilaudid and it worked marvelously. i was in severe pain and it knocked it out well with no unpleasant side effects, as many report having with morphine. i was put on a pain pump timed for every 8 minutes and i was comfortable for the next 2 days before going home. i should mention, however, that my system processes pain medications very fast, so the same dose i take would likely be too strong for someone else."