Does Reducing Drinking in Patients with Unhealthy Alcohol Use Improve Pain Interference, Use of Other Substances, and Psychiatric Symptoms?

Ellen C CanigliaElizabeth R StevensMaria KhanKailyn E YoungKaoon BanBrandon D L MarshallNatalie E ChichettoJulie R GaitherStephen CrystalEva Jennifer Edelman David A FiellinAdam J GordonKendall J BryantJanet TateAmy C JusticeRonald Scott Braithwaite

Published in: Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research (2020)

We found some evidence for improvement of pain interference symptoms and substance use after reducing drinking among US veterans with unhealthy alcohol use, but confidence intervals were wide.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
alcohol consumption
mental health
drinking water
postoperative pain