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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: Proc Conf. 2024 Jun;2024:4338–4359.

Table 8:

Subcategorical error analysis on different age groups.

Confirmed Aberrant Behaviors Age

Subcategories < 45 ≥ 45
Self-escalating dose 1 5
Using opioids outside of the prescriber’s purpose 1 3
Substance abuse OTHER than prescription opioids 0 2
Evidence of a patient selling or giving opioids to others 0 1
Suggested Aberrant Behaviors Age

Subcategories < 45 ≥ 45
Clinician’s concern on opioids 2 1
Obtaining opioids from non-medical sources 0 2
Patient’s request for a higher or specific opioid 3 3
Obtaining opioids from multiple-medical sources 1 2
Patient’s strong emotion/opinion on opiods 0 1
Others 1 1