Summary

New research from the University of Kansas shows people who experience chronic pain tend to consume cigarettes and e-cigarettes at higher rates than others. The findings, based on analysis of the National Health Interview Survey from 2014–2023 , should inform therapies for both chronic pain and smoking cessation. "People get caught in this really vicious cycle where pain is driving smoking, smoking makes the pain worse, which makes it really hard to quit," said co-author Jessica Powers, assistant professor of psychology at KU. "We know pain drives tobacco use.

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