“…In those patients with severe pain from advanced progressive disease, the primary aim of management with opioids should be to control pain, and concerns over the possibility of addiction become less relevant. Table 4 Aberrant opioid-associated behaviour in adolescents and young adults † Observable behaviour, for example requesting drugs specifically by 'street names', excess calls for repeats, reporting lost or stolen drugs, seeking multiple providers Medication non-compliance, for example use for non-pain indication, unauthorised dose increases Interpersonal behaviour, for example decreased functioning due to opioids, third-party concern Illegal behaviour, for example illicit drug use, stealing/selling, forgery †Adapted from Ehrentraut et al 14…”