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Aberrant Drug-Taking Behaviors in Patients Receiving Opioids for Pain
| Clearly Problematic | Potentially Problematic |
|---|---|
| Selling | Hoarding |
| Forging prescriptions | Specific type of drug requested |
| Stealing drugs from others | |
| Using by nonprescribed route (e.g., injecting or crushing and snorting) | |
| Doctor shopping | |
| Repeated losing, running out early | Single loss, running out early |
| Multiple dosage increases | Single dosage increase |
