Substance use frequency and associations with chronic pain among a cohort of people who inject drugs in Montreal, Canada
The prevalence of chronic pain in our sample was high. The positive association between high frequency of alcohol use and chronic pain could be explained by alterations of pain pathways by heavy use and withdrawal episodes, potentially increasing hyperalgesia. This study underscores the importance of addressing alcohol use along with other substances among PWID.
Authors
- Stine Bordier Høj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5403-8341)
- Sasha Udhesister
- Didier Jutras-Aswad
- Valérie Martel-Laferrière
- Julie Bruneau
- Nanor Minoyan
- Sarah Larney
- M. Gabrielle Pagé
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CA)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Journal of Pain
- Published
- 2026-02-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/24740527.2025.2598284
- Primary Topic
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00