ReviewEpidemiologic reviews2015
Associations between cigarette smoking and pain among veterans.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 36 citations in OpenAlex.
- Focusing on depressive symptoms in patients to mitigate the risk of pain: a nationwide, prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2026Observational
- Transtheoretical Model Technology-based Interventions to Improve Health Behaviors in Veterans.Motivation science · 2025Article
- Attentional Bias for Opioids in Taiwanese Heavy Smokers with Chronic Noncancer Pain.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Personalized Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention as the Best-Evidenced Treatment for Chronic Pain: State-of-the-Art Clinical Perspective.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Pain and Menthol Use Are Related to Greater Nicotine Dependence Among Black Adults Who Smoke Cigarettes at Wave 5 (2018-2019) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2023Article
- Non-pharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain in US Veterans Treated Within the Veterans Health Administration: Implications for Expansion in US Healthcare Systems.Journal of general internal medicine · 2022Article
- Suicidal ideation, suicide attempts, and suicide death among Veterans and service members: A comprehensive meta-analysis of risk factors.Military psychology : the official journal of the Division of Military Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2022Article
- Pain and medication adherence in adult cigarette smokers living with HIV: a cross-sectional observational study.AIDS care · 2021Observational
- Cigarette Smoking Behaviors and Beliefs in Persons Living With HIV in Nairobi, Kenya.Tobacco use insights · 2021Article
- Review
- Are health conditions and concerns about health effects of smoking predictive of quitting? Findings from the ITC 4CV Survey ( 2016-2018 ).Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Article
- A longitudinal analysis of tobacco use in younger and older U.S. veterans.Preventive medicine reports · 2019Article
- Associations of Early Opioid Use With Patient-reported Outcomes and Health Care Utilization Among Older Adults With Low Back Pain.The Clinical journal of pain · 2018Article
- The effect of obesity on treatment outcomes for low back pain.Chiropractic & manual therapies · 2016Article
- Osteoporosis Preventive Practice Between Veteran and Nonveteran Older Adults: Findings From Patient-Reported Data.Orthopedic nursingArticle
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Abstract
Individuals with chronic pain often report using cigarettes to cope, and smoking and chronic pain appear prevalent among US veterans. Pain may be a barrier to cigarette cessation and abstinence in this population. Because of physiological effects, smoking cigarettes may also interfere with pain management. A better understanding of how cigarette use relates to pain may assist in veteran cigarette cessation and pain management efforts. To assist these efforts, we searched the literature using keywords, such as "pain," "smoking," and "veteran," to identify 23 journal articles published from 1993 to 2013 that reported on studies examining pain and smoking variables among military or veteran populations. Studies found that veterans reported using cigarettes to cope with pain, there was greater occurrence of pain and disability among smokers in the military, and smoking increased the odds of veterans receiving an opioid prescription for pain and misusing opioids. Studies also found increased odds of pain and smoking among Veterans Health Administration patients with post-traumatic stress disorder when compared with those without post-traumatic stress disorder. Studies support an interaction between pain and smoking among veterans. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship remain unclear. Future studies focused on this interaction would benefit veteran populations.
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