Interrelations between pain, nicotine, and tobacco smoking are of increasing interest due to
their prevalence, public health impacts, and significant comorbidity (Fig. 1). Approximately …

Abstract Background Negative Affect (NA), as a personality trait is a tendency towards
experiencing a more negative emotion. The body of research suggests that NA encourages …

Objectives: Chronic low back pain (CLBP) accounts for a majority of the disability associated
with LBP, which can produce long-term negative effects. This cross-sectional study aimed to …

Background: No prior studies have characterized long-term patterns of opioid use
regardless of source or reason for use among patients with HIV (PWH). We sought to identify …

Aim: Pain is a major challenge in the management of HIV/AIDS. This research analyzed the
prevalence of substance use and opioid misuse among people with HIV (PWH) and those …

Objective To describe current tobacco use among patients with newly confirmed
fibromyalgia and evaluate the association between tobacco use status and severity of …

Introduction There is much concern that substance use treatment programs are rarely
integrated with smoking cessation programs. Here, the first national statistics are presented …

Background and aim Patients struggle to adhere to prescribed pain medication after surgery
because of, inter alia, side effects, sleep disturbances and pain severity. This study aimed to …

Chronic pain increases the risk of substance use in people living with HIV (PLWH).
Depression and anxiety have also been identified as risk factors for substance use among …

Background: No prior studies have characterized long-term patterns of opioid use
regardless of source or reason for use among patients with HIV (PWH). We sought to identify …