ArticleThe American journal on addictions
Pain and associated substance use among opioid dependent individuals seeking office-based treatment with buprenorphine-naloxone: a needs assessment study.
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- Association between recent overdose and chronic pain among individuals in treatment for opioid use disorder.PloS one · 2022Article
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- Psychiatric comorbidity and order of condition onset among patients seeking treatment for chronic pain and opioid use disorder.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2021Article
- Prevalence and Characteristics of Chronic Pain in Buprenorphine and Methadone-Maintained Patients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Dispensations of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, and gabapentinoids to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy; a prospective cohort study in Norway from 2013 to 2017.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Pain catastrophizing and pain acceptance are associated with pain severity and interference among methadone-maintained patients.Journal of clinical psychology · 2019Article
- Network Alterations in Comorbid Chronic Pain and Opioid Addiction: An Exploratory Approach.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2019Article
- Duration of opioid prescriptions predicts incident nonmedical use of prescription opioids among U.S. veterans receiving medical care.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2018Observational
- Recommendations for Substance Abuse and Pain Control in Patients with Chronic Pain.Current pain and headache reports · 2018Review
- Empirical Studies Addressing the Opioid Epidemic: An Urgent Call for Research.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2018Article
- Volatility and change in chronic pain severity predict outcomes of treatment for prescription opioid addiction.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2017Article
- Chronic pain, craving, and illicit opioid use among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2016Article
- Capsule Commentary on Alford et al., Primary Care Patients with Drug Use Report Chronic Pain and Self-Medicate with Alcohol and Other Drugs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Article
- Primary Care Patients with Drug Use Report Chronic Pain and Self-Medicate with Alcohol and Other Drugs.Journal of general internal medicine · 2016Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectivesA paucity of studies has examined the pain experiences of opioid dependent individuals seeking office-based buprenorphine-naloxone treatment (BNT). We set out to examine, among those seeking BNT: (a) the prevalence of pain types (i.e., recent pain, chronic pain), (b) the characteristics of pain (intensity, frequency, duration, interference, location, and genesis), and (c) substance use to alleviate pain.
methodWe surveyed 244 consecutive individuals seeking office-based BNT for opioid dependence about physical pain and associated substance use.
resultsThirty-six percent of respondents reported chronic pain (CP) (i.e., pain lasting at least 3 months) and 36% reported "some pain" (SP) (i.e., past week pain not meeting the threshold for CP). In comparison to SP respondents, those with CP were, on average, older; reported greater current pain intensity, pain frequency, typical pain duration, typical pain intensity, and typical pain interference; were more likely to report shoulder or pelvis and less likely to report stomach or arms as their most bothersome pain location; and were more likely to report accident or nerve damage and less likely to report opioid withdrawal as the genesis of their pain. Both pain subgroups reported similarly high rates of past-week substance use to alleviate pain. CONCLUSIONS AND SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: The high rates of pain and self-reported substance use to manage pain suggest the importance of assessing and addressing pain in BNT patients.
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