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Pain and Substance‐Related Pain‐Reduction Behaviors among Opioid Dependent Individuals Seeking Methadone Maintenance Treatment
Author(s) -
Barry Declan T.,
Beitel Mark,
Joshi Dipa,
Schottenfeld Richard S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
the american journal on addictions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.997
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-0391
pISSN - 1055-0496
DOI - 10.1080/10550490902772470
Subject(s) - chronic pain , methadone maintenance , substance use , opioid , methadone , medicine , psychiatry , psychology , receptor
We surveyed 293 opioid dependent individuals seeking methadone maintenance treatment about their pain experiences and their substance‐related pain reduction behaviors. Among the 213 respondents reporting recent pain of at least moderate typical pain intensity, two‐thirds had a lifetime history of chronic pain. In comparison to those without a lifetime history of chronic pain, those with a lifetime history were older, reported higher pain frequency, were more likely to endorse accident or surgery and less likely to endorse “don't know” as the genesis of their recent pain, and endorsed comparable levels of substance‐related pain reduction behaviors. These findings may have implications for resource and program planning in MMT programs.