Does treating pain with alcohol affect drinking reduction among women with HIV enrolled in a clinical trial of naltrexone?

Christina E ParisiHannah R GracyNicholas J Bush Robert L Cook Yan Wang Natalie E Chichetto

Published in: Alcohol, clinical & experimental research (2023)

In the naltrexone group, WLWH who drank to treat pain reduced their alcohol consumption more slowly than WLWH who did not drink to treat pain. Replication of these findings would suggest that alcohol treatment guidelines should address pain as a factor in drinking outcomes.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
chronic pain
pain management
neuropathic pain
clinical trial
randomized controlled trial
spinal cord
hiv positive
adipose tissue
study protocol
weight loss
phase iii