ArticleSubstance use & misuse2026
The Role of Sleep Impairment in Associations Between Pain and Nicotine/Tobacco Dependence in Wave 6 of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.
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- Exploring tobacco, cannabis, and pain-related sleep disturbance among people with and without HIV enrolled in a tobacco smoking cessation trial.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2026Article
- Pain-Related Smoking Expectancies Across Tobacco Product Use Patterns, Including Heated Tobacco Products: Psychometric Validation of the Japanese Pain and Smoking Inventory.Neuropsychopharmacology reports · 2026Article
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objectiveTobacco use is a significant national health concern that frequently co-occurs with chronic pain. Both pain and use of nicotine/tobacco have been linked to greater sleep impairments (i.e., trouble initiating and maintaining sleep), and there is reason to believe that more severe pain may indirectly contribute to greater nicotine dependence
methodsData were drawn from Wave 6 (March - November 2021) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health Study (PATH), limited to
resultsResults indicated positive indirect associations between pain severity and both tobacco and ENDS dependence
conclusionsSleep impairment may play an important role in associations between pain severity and nicotine dependence among adults who use cigarettes or ENDS. These findings and future work may warrant the development of interventions that address sleep dysfunction to support nicotine and tobacco cessation, particularly among adults who experience pain.
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