Understanding the link between substance use and chronic pain: A qualitative study among people who use illicit drugs in Montreal, Canada

Lise Dassieu; Jean-Luc Kaboré; Manon Choinière; Nelson Arruda; Élise Roy

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.07.004

Understanding the link between substance use and chronic pain: A qualitative study among people who use illicit drugs in Montreal, Canada

Drug Alcohol Depend. 2019 Sep 1:202:50-55. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.07.004. Epub 2019 Jul 6.

Authors

Lise Dassieu¹, Jean-Luc Kaboré², Manon Choinière³, Nelson Arruda⁴, Élise Roy⁵

Affiliations

¹ Université de Sherbrooke, Addiction Research and Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 150 Place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil, Québec, J4K 0A8, Canada; Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Saint-Antoine Building, 850 Saint-Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada. Electronic address: lise.dassieu@umontreal.ca.
² Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Saint-Antoine Building, 850 Saint-Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada; Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Physiology, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Quebec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
³ Research Center of the Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CRCHUM), Saint-Antoine Building, 850 Saint-Denis St, Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada; Université de Montréal, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Pavillon Roger-Gaudry, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, Québec, H3C 3J7, Canada.
⁴ Université de Sherbrooke, Addiction Research and Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 150 Place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil, Québec, J4K 0A8, Canada.
⁵ Université de Sherbrooke, Addiction Research and Study Program, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, 150 Place Charles-Le Moyne, Longueuil, Québec, J4K 0A8, Canada; Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, 190 Crémazie Blvd. East, Montreal, Quebec, H2P 1E2, Canada.

PMID: 31301552
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.07.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Canada; Chronic noncancer pain; Opioids; Qualitative research; Substance use.

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Pain / drug therapy
Chronic Pain / psychology*
Drug Users / psychology*
Female
Humans
Illicit Drugs*
Male
Middle Aged
Qualitative Research
Quebec
Self Medication / psychology*
Substance-Related Disorders / psychology*
Young Adult

Substances

Illicit Drugs