Alcohol and pain: a translational review of preclinical and clinical findings to inform future treatment strategies

S Edwards, LF Vendruscolo, NW Gilpin… - Alcoholism: Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and chronic pain are enduring and devastating conditions that
share an intersecting epidemiology and neurobiology. Chronic alcohol use itself can …

Alcohol use disorder and chronic pain: an overlooked epidemic

JP De Aquino, ME Sloan, JC Nunes… - American Journal of …, 2024 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Alcohol use disorder (AUD) and chronic pain disorders are pervasive, multifaceted medical
conditions that often co-occur. However, their comorbidity is often overlooked, despite its …

Reductions in physical pain predict lower risk of relapse following alcohol treatment

A Jakubczyk, MA Ilgen, M Kopera, A Krasowska… - Drug and alcohol …, 2016 - Elsevier
Objective Physical pain is considered a potential predictor of relapse in alcohol-dependent
individuals after treatment. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether reductions in pain …

A randomized trial of a pain management intervention for adults receiving substance use disorder treatment

MA Ilgen, ASB Bohnert, S Chermack, C Conran… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Chronic pain is difficult to treat in individuals with substance
use disorders and, when not resolved, can have a negative impact on substance use …

Distress tolerance and emotional regulation in individuals with alcohol use disorder

J Zaorska, M Rydzewska, M Kopera… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Previous research suggests that low distress tolerance may be associated with
poor emotion regulation, contribute to drinking to cope motives, and predict alcohol-related …

Pain catastrophizing predicts alcohol craving in heavy drinkers independent of pain intensity

SJ Nieto, RJ Green, EN Grodin, CM Cahill… - Drug and alcohol …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Chronic pain and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are often co-occurring conditions.
Pain catastrophizing, an emotional component of pain, and pain intensity are related to …

Childhood trauma, emotion regulation, and pain in individuals with alcohol use disorder

J Zaorska, M Kopera, EM Trucco, H Suszek… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: Several studies have confirmed that the experience of childhood trauma, poor
emotion regulation, as well as the experience of physical pain may contribute to the …

Alcohol and drug overdose and the influence of pain conditions in an addiction treatment sample

AC Fernandez, C Bush, EE Bonar… - Journal of addiction …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Overdose from alcohol and/or drugs kills tens of thousands of Americans annually,
with a large number of deaths attributed to opioid pain medications. Addiction treatment …

The synergistic effect between interoceptive accuracy and alcohol use disorder status on pain sensitivity

A Jakubczyk, P Wiśniewski, EM Trucco, P Kobyliński… - Addictive …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Interoceptive accuracy and pain sensitivity are both risk factors in the
development of alcohol use disorder (AUD). However, the synergistic association between …

Pain catastrophizing is associated with increased alcohol cue-elicited neural activity among individuals with alcohol use disorder

SJ Nieto, EN Grodin, EM Burnette… - Alcohol and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Aims The current study examined the association between pain catastrophizing and alcohol
cue-elicited brain activation in individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Methods Non …