I happen to agree 15 mg makes for a good first time, but if the OP did not want something too strong (and some are naturally sensitive), I would have suggested one tablet to get a feel for the "opiate effect", and save the other for a rainy day. I do usually recommend 15 mg hydrocodone (orally, that is) for an opiate-naive individual, but he did say "a little something" was what he was looking for. The first experience with an opiate I had was with 5 mg oxycodone, which is equipotent to 7.5 mg hydrocodone. It was euphoric, yes, but not terribly, very contenting, warming, tingly and bubbly, but without any real unwanted side-effects (I like the itch). It was much more enjoyable looking back on it than I might have said during the experience, though - an effect I notice very often with opiate highs. In any event, lower dosing of opiates for the opiate-naive or even for seasoned users w/o real tolerance can be preferable to the user, depending on subjective taste.