The doctor takes a history and then makes a decision: Is this person at high risk or at low risk of developing problematic drug-related behaviors?

The doctor should ask about the kinds and amounts of painkillers being taking, side effects, performance of daily activities and aberrant drug-related behaviors.

It is the largest ongoing research study of drug-related behaviors and attitudes of children, teens, and adults.

And they will not develop any aberrant drug-related behaviors consistent with abuse, diversion, or addiction.

A: What's much more common for clinicians than addiction is what has been called aberrant drug-related behavior.

Clinical observation suggests that inadequate management of symptoms may be an impetus for aberrant drug-related behaviors.

The accurate assessment of drug-related behaviors in patients with advanced medical disease usually requires detailed information about the role of the drug in the patient's life.

The concept of aberrant drug-related behavior is a useful first step in operationalizing the definitions of abuse and addiction.

In assessing the differential diagnosis for drug-related behavior, it is useful to consider the degree of aberrancy.

All patients who are prescribed potentially abusable drugs must be carefully monitored over time for the development of aberrant drug-related behaviors.