ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence2015
Prevalence and experience of chronic pain in suburban drug injectors.
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Increasing Access to Evidence-based Treatment for Chronic Pain and Opioid Use Disorder: Adapting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Opioid Treatment Programs
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.
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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
- Characterising the association between positive hepatitis C virus antibody and pain among people who inject drugs.Drug and alcohol review · 2019Article
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- The relationship between childhood emotional abuse and chronic pain among people who inject drugs in Vancouver, Canada.Child abuse & neglect · 2019Article
- The Policy-Driven HIV Epidemic Among Opioid Users in the Russian Federation.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2018Review
- Incidence of Hepatitis C Virus and Other Bloodborne Virus Infections Among Nonurban Residents of Fairfield and New Haven Counties, Connecticut Who Inject Drugs.Connecticut medicine · 2018Article
- Characteristics and Factors Associated With Pain in Older Homeless Individuals: Results From the Health Outcomes in People Experiencing Homelessness in Older Middle Age (HOPE HOME) Study.The journal of pain · 2017Article
- Physical pain is common and associated with nonmedical prescription opioid use among people who inject drugs.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2017Article
- Mu Opioid Receptor Modulation of Dopamine Neurons in the Periaqueductal Gray/Dorsal Raphe: A Role in Regulation of Pain.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2016Article
- Estimating the prevalence and correlates of pain among people living with HIV who use unregulated drugs in a Canadian setting.Journal of opioid managementArticle
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Abstract
aimsTo explore the relationship between chronic pain and characteristics, behaviors, and psychological status of suburban Connecticut injection drug users.
methodsCross-sectional study with quantitative interview and serological testing for HIV and hepatitis B and C in 456 individuals who injected drugs in the past month. Participants were dichotomized into those reporting current chronic pain of at least six months duration and all others. The interview covered (i) sociodemographics, (ii) injection drug use, (iii) interactions with drug treatment, criminal justice, and harm reduction, (iv) screening for alcohol use, chronic pain, anxiety, and depression, and (v) knowledge regarding HIV, hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV), and opioid overdose. Serological testing for HIV, HBV, and HCV was conducted.
resultsOne-third (n = 143) reported chronic pain. These individuals differed significantly from those not reporting chronic pain on characteristics that included older age, lower educational achievement, and injection of pharmaceutical opioids. They also reported experiencing more psychological and family problems on the ASI and higher levels of depression and anxiety. Four of five individuals with chronic pain (n = 117) reported non-medical opioid use prior to the onset of chronic pain.
conclusionsChronic pain is common among drug injectors in our study population although it was unusual for chronic pain to have preceded non-medical opioid use. Psychological problems in injectors with co-occurring chronic pain are likely pose significant complications to successful treatment for substance abuse, pain, or infectious disease treatment.
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