"We try to not make that an issue in the cancer population, in part because it's an older population, in part...a lot of people don't understand the difference between addiction and physical dependence. "

"Addiction is the psychological baggage. That's the drug-seeking behavior. That's what goes on up in here. Then there's dependence, which, if you take it long enough, you will be dependent. "

"So as the pain decreases, or as we find out what the etiology of the pain is, then we say Ok, we can now start taking you off this pain medication. You don't just stop them, you have to wean them down."