drug-seeking behavior

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drug-seeking behavior (DSB),

a pattern of seeking narcotic pain medication or tranquilizers with forged prescriptions, false identification, repeated requests for replacement of "lost" drugs or prescriptions, complaints of severe pain without an organic basis, and abusive or threatening behavior manifested when denied drugs.

Medtalk Any activity–eg, visiting the ER with spurious complaints of pain, claiming allergy to other agents–especially, analgesics–with the same effect, which are not the sought agent; DSB is almost invariably focused on obtaining prescriptions to addictive controlled substances–eg, oxycodone

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