ReviewCurrent pain and headache reports2022
The Impact of Smoking on the Development and Severity of Chronic Pain.
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- Smoking Abstinence Elicits Hyperalgesia: Neural Mechanism, Clinical Implications, and Pharmacological Managements.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Review
- Depressive Symptom Trajectories and Incident Pain: The Role of Nocturnal Sleep Duration in Two Prospective Cohort Studies.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Associations Between Pain and Substance Use Among Individuals Diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes or Generalized Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- The impact of smoking and obesity on secukinumab effectiveness in psoriatic arthritis: real-world evidence from 1202 European patients.EULAR rheumatology open · 2026Article
- Association Between Smoking and Opioid Requirement and Pain Intensity in the Early Postoperative Period: A Meta-Analysis.Pain and therapy · 2026Article
- Early-Life War Exposure and Later-Life Chronic Pain in Vietnam: Risk, Resilience, and Timing.Journal of health and social behavior · 2026Article
- Can the use of solid fuels increase the burden of multisite pain among middle-aged and older adults in China?Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Construction and validation of the prediction model for kinesiophobia in older adults with chronic low back pain.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Trajectories of health conditions predict cardiovascular disease risk among middle-aged and older adults: a national cohort study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Article
- Examining the validity and reliability of the Arabic translated version of the depression and somatic symptoms scale (A-DSSS) among the Lebanese adults.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Lifestyle risk factors of self-reported fibromyalgia in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Causal Associations between Dietary Habits and Chronic Pain: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study.Nutrients · 2023Article
- Use of First-Line Oral Analgesics during and after COVID-19: Results from a Survey on a Sample of Italian 696 COVID-19 Survivors with Post-Acute Symptoms.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe purpose of this review is to examine the impact of smoking and its role on the development of chronic pain and provide a critical review of recent literature. RECENT
findingsRecent studies demonstrate the bidirectional and dependent relationship between smoking and chronic pain. Those who are in pain have a more difficult time in the cessation of smoking as well as an increased sensitivity to pain during abstinence, lower confidence, and higher relapse rates. The fear of pain and the anxiety and depression that abstinence causes results in a grim outcome for long-term cessation. The dependent nature between chronic pain and smoking is affected by numerous variables. Providers should consider a multiprong approach to treating chronic pain and targeting smoking cessation treatment by providing motivational therapy, nicotine replacement, and medication therapies to prevent relapse, and providing those who are more likely to relapse with a higher level of care.
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