ArticleAddictive behaviors2013
Prescription opioid use among addictions treatment patients: nonmedical use for pain relief vs. other forms of nonmedical use.
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- Chronic non-cancer pain among adults with substance use disorders: Prevalence, characteristics, and association with opioid overdose and healthcare utilization.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Modulation of Pain Sensitivity by Chronic Consumption of Highly Palatable Food Followed by Abstinence: Emerging Role of Fatty Acid Amide Hydrolase.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Article
- Justice involvement patterns, overdose experiences, and naloxone knowledge among men and women in criminal justice diversion addiction treatment.Harm reduction journal · 2019Article
- The relationship between past 12-month suicidality and reasons for prescription opioid misuse.Journal of affective disorders · 2019Article
- Collaborative care from the emergency department for injured patients with prescription drug misuse: An open feasibility study.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2017Article
- Mostly Smokers: Identifying Subtypes of Emerging Adult Substance Users.Substance use & misuse · 2016Article
- Evaluation of the current opioid misuse measure among substance use disorder treatment patients.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Article
- Psychological and drug abuse symptoms associated with nonmedical use of opioid analgesics among adolescents.Substance abuse · 2014Article
- Illicit and nonmedical drug use among Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians/Pacific Islanders, and mixed-race individuals.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundDifferences between those who engage in nonmedical prescription opioid use for reasons other than pain relief and those who engage in nonmedical use for reasons related to pain only are not well understood.
methodsAdults in a residential treatment program participated in a cross-sectional self-report survey. Participants reported whether they used opioids for reasons other than pain relief (e.g., help sleep, improve mood, or relieve stress). Within those with past-month nonmedical opioid use (n=238), logistic regression tested differences between those who reported use for reasons other than pain relief and those who did not.
resultsNonmedical use of opioids for reasons other than pain relief was more common (66%) than nonmedical use for pain relief only (34%), and those who used for reasons other than pain relief were more likely to report heavy use (43% vs. 11%). Nonmedical use for reasons other than pain relief was associated with having a prior overdose (odds ratio [OR]=2.54, 95% CI: 1.36-4.74) and use of heroin (OR=4.08, 95% CI: 1.89-8.79), barbiturates (OR=6.44, 95% CI: 1.47, 28.11), and other sedatives (OR=5.80, 95% CI: 2.61, 12.87). Individuals who reported nonmedical use for reasons other than pain relief had greater depressive symptoms (13.1 vs. 10.5) and greater pain medication expectancies across all three domains (pleasure/social enhancement, pain reduction, negative experience reduction).
conclusionsAmong patients in addictions treatment, individuals who report nonmedical use of prescription opioids for reasons other than pain relief represent an important clinical sub-group with greater substance use severity and poorer mental health functioning.
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