I smoke to cope with pain: Patients' perspectives on the link between cigarette smoking and pain

M Lee, J Snow, C Quon, K Selander… - Wiener Klinische …, 2021 - Springer
Background For people with chronic pain, cigarette smoking is associated with greater pain
intensity and impairment. Researchers have hypothesized a reciprocal relationship in which …

Tobacco use severity in relation to opioid misuse and dependence among adult tobacco users with chronic pain: The moderating role of pain-related anxiety

JM Shepherd, AH Rogers, L Garey, JW Ditre, T Smit… - Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - Elsevier
The opioid epidemic is a significant public health crisis that is often linked to chronic pain
management. One ensuing consequence of long-term opioid use for chronic pain is a high …

Association between pain and e-cigarette use stratified by cigarette smoking status: Results from National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) 2019–2020

J Lee, O Olayinka, J Thrul - Addictive Behaviors, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Previous studies have shown frequent co-morbidities between pain and
tobacco use. However, the investigation in use of e-cigarettes, a relatively new tobacco …

Influence of neuropathic pain on nicotinic acetylcholine receptor plasticity and behavioral responses to nicotine in rats

G Brunori, J Schoch, D Mercatelli, A Ozawa, L Toll… - Pain, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Tobacco smoking is particularly evident in individuals experiencing chronic pain. This
complex relationship is poorly understood at both molecular and behavioral levels. Here, we …

Perioperative pain management strategies in the age of an opioid epidemic

M Everson, N McLain, MJ Collins, M Rayborn - Journal of PeriAnesthesia …, 2020 - Elsevier
According to the US Department of Health and Human Services 2016 and 2017 data, an
estimated 130 people per day died from opioid-related drug overdoses; 42,249 people died …

Pain Predicts Dropout From Substance Use Treatment

H Farrior, S Teitelbaum, B Phalin, A Janner… - Journal of studies on …, 2024 - jsad.com
Objective: This project aimed to characterize the relationship between physical pain
experienced at time of entry to residential treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) and …

Analgesic potential of transdermal nicotine patch in surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials

D da Silva Barbirato, AF de Melo Vasconcelos… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Objectives We aimed (1) to systematically review the efficacy of transdermal nicotine
patches (NP) for postoperative analgesia,(2) to establish the current quality of evidence and …

The Role of Pain Avoidance in the Relation between Pain Intensity and Smoking Cessation Processes

D Mistry, T Smit, JW Ditre, J Bakhshaie… - Behavioral …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Scientific evidence suggests that smokers who experience varying levels of pain are more
likely to maintain their addiction to tobacco. The relationship between pain intensity and …

Pain characteristics and nicotine deprivation as predictors of performance during a laboratory paradigm of smoking cessation.

JM Powers, LR LaRowe, BW Heckman… - Psychology of Addictive …, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
Although smokers with co-occurring pain report expectations for experiencing greater
nicotine withdrawal and difficulty quitting, limited work has examined the role of pain in …

Pain as a predictor and consequence of tobacco abstinence effects amongst African American smokers.

MS Bello, JF McBeth, JW Ditre… - Journal of abnormal …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
African Americans are subject to health disparities in smoking and chronic pain. Given that
nicotine has analgesic properties, increases in acute pain may be an expression of the …