If you or your child is going to be having surgery, opioids may not be necessary, even if they're offered.
Experts in pediatric pain say there are alternatives for children and adults.
As you will hear, if your child or an adult are going to be prescribed opioids, make sure they are just given a few. You don't always need a full prescription.
Dr.Linda J. Mason, is the President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and is a professor of anesthesia and pediatrics at Loma Linda University and specializes in anesthesiology for children having surgery.