ArticleDrug and alcohol dependence reports2024
Determinants of perceived pain relief from acute alcohol intake in a laboratory setting.
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- Characterizing Alcohol Use and Expectancies for Alcohol Analgesia Among Breast Cancer Survivors With Arthralgia.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
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Background: Studies of alcohol analgesia often assume that changes in pain sensitivity reflect the negative reinforcing effects of alcohol in pain self-management. However, factors that may influence perceived pain relief due to alcohol use remain incompletely characterized. Thus, the primary aim of this study was to identify which factors are most strongly related to self-reported pain relief in individuals with and without chronic pain after alcohol consumption. Methods: This study combined data from two studies of alcohol analgesia in individuals who regularly consume alcohol with and without chronic pain. Alcohol analgesia expectancies were assessed during screening. In laboratory sessions, participants received an alcohol-containing (.08 g/dL target BrAC) or placebo beverage and rated subjective intoxication and subjective response (positive/negative aspects of stimulation/sedation). Participants underwent quantitative sensory testing to measure pain intensity, pain threshold, and relief. Paired sample t-tests determined effects of alcohol on pain measures. Hierarchical linear models determined factors associated with pain relief ratings in the alcohol condition. Results: Pain relief and pain threshold were higher in the alcohol session relative to placebo, but pain intensity did not differ. In a 4-step hierarchical linear model, expectancy of pain relief, subjective intoxication, and high positive affect, but not pain threshold or pain intensity, were significantly and uniquely associated with perceived relief. Conclusions: Taken together, results suggest the negative-reinforcing effects of alcohol for pain-management are not completely reflected by changes in pain sensitivity in a laboratory setting. Expectancies and subjective response may be important in determining an individual's evaluation of alcohol's efficacy for pain self-management.
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