Behaviors concerning for addiction

Multiple dose escalations despite warnings

Borrowing or stealing medications

Refusal to comply with toxicology testing

Concurrent use of alcohol or illicit drugs

Filling prescriptions from multiple clinicians or pharmacies without informing the primary prescriber

Selling of prescription medications, prescription forgery, intravenous injection of oral medications

Deterioration in social functioning not otherwise explained by social or illness factors

Resistance to change or discontinuation of opioids despite adverse effects

Adapted from: Passik SD, Portenoy RK, Ricketts PL. Substance abuse issues in cancer patients. Part 1: Prevalence and diagnosis. Oncology (Williston Park) 1998; 12:517.

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