This week's blog post features a just-published article by my nursing honors student Linda Driscoll Powers. Linda's most interesting finding is that people with a childhood history of physical abuse reported more physical pain as adults, which might have contributed to their over-use of opioids. https://sites.google.com/view/two-minds/blog
Excess use of opioid can increase the risk of getting admitted to a hospital because of traumatic injuries and other adverse effects
Dear Prof. Cook!
I am certain you could find partners from Europe and Asia to get a deeper insight into this topic in the global context. A larger-scale study could increase the chance of revealing possible solutions to tackle this problem:
A case study: Lorenzini, K.I., Wainstein, L., Curtin, F. et al. Adverse Drug Reactions Due to Opioid Use in Oldest-Old Patients Visiting the Emergency Unit of the Geneva Geriatric Hospital. J Frailty Aging (2022). https://doi.org/10.14283/jfa.2022.35, Available at: Article Adverse Drug Reactions Due to Opioid Use in Oldest-Old Patie...
Yours sincerely, Bulcsu Szekely
Interesting finding. I think the physical pain experienced could be due to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) from the physical abuse. It would interesting to know the results of a large scale study.
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