Tramadol is addicting also.
When I was going cold turkey from all the pain meds, I went to an addiction forum for information. There was quite a few people there in withdrawals from tramadol also. It was also said that the tramadol had a different kind of feeling than the hydro's, or codein.
Some didnt like the way it made them feel. I was given some to help with the withdrawals from ms contin, but it didnt really help much at all.
Maybe he will like them, but tell him to study up on them just the same.
Hope it works for him