Table 2.

Characteristics of opioid misuse.

Misuse Variables	% (N) n = 115
Compliance with Prescription
“Never” or “not always”	16.5 (19)
“Most of the time” or “always”	74.8 (86)
Unknown	8.7 (10)
Higher opioid doses than prescribed	13.9 (16)
Higher frequencies of opioid intake than prescribed	10.4 (12)
Different route of administration than prescribed	2/6 (3)
Non-antalgic use	15.6 (18)
Sharing treatments with others	4.3 (5)
Feelings of being dependent on analgesic PO *	38.2(44)

* PO: Prescribed Opioids.