Deception and Drug Acquisition: Correlates of "Success" Among Drug-Seeking Patients.

Purpose: Most research examining patient-based drug diversion neglects to assess physician deception directly. We attempt to determine if motives for deception are linked to success, and, similarly, if any health, demographic, or substance use history characteristics of the patients are predictive of being able to successfully deceive a physician.

Methods: Stratified random sampling was utilized to obtain a sample of 2349 young adults.