Use and co-use of alcohol and cannabis following physical pain in the daily life of community adults engaged in regular substance use.

Ryan W CarpenterMelissa NanceMadelyn R FrumkinJeff BoissoneaultJarrod M Ellingson

Published in: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors (2024)

Although not all hypotheses were supported, pain was associated with subsequent substance use in this sample engaged in regular substance use and not recruited for chronic pain. Cumulative pain may be particularly related to alcohol-cannabis same-occasion co-use, which may increase the risk of substance use-related problems over time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

chronic pain
pain management
mental health
healthcare
emergency department
alcohol consumption
spinal cord injury