Chronic pain among primary fentanyl users: The concept of self‐medication
Our work points to the high prevalence of self-reported chronic pain among individuals who primarily use fentanyl. Among those with self-reported fentanyl use and chronic pain, self-medication with street opioids was found to be common and associated with higher reported pain levels on a typical day. This highlights the need for pain management strategies to be integrated into opioid dependence treatment and more research in the overlap of pain and fentanyl use.
Authors
- Martha J. Ignaszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-1457)
- Pouya Azar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8054-6911)
- Kerry L. Jang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0977-5377)
- Fiona Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7626-8669)
- Jane J. Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7473-1617)
- Dianah Hayati
- Michael Krausz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6208-4364)
- Milad Zamany
Institutions
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Vancouver General Hospital (CA)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2024-11-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejp.4753
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.17