Illicit Substance Use in US Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

A population-based cross-sectional survey.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare the prevalence of illicit drug use among US adults with and without chronic low back pain (cLBP).

Summary of background data

Although addictive medications, such as opioids and benzodiazepines, are frequently prescribed to patients with cLBP, little is known about illicit drug use among Americans with cLBP.

Methods

We used data from the back pain survey, administered to a representative sample of US adults aged 20 to 69 years (N = 5103) during the 2009 to 2010 cycle of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Participants with pain in the area between the lower posterior margin of the ribcage and the horizontal gluteal fold for at least 3

SUBMITTER: Shmagel A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5002230 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature