title: Smoking and Chronic Pain.
abstract: Questions from patients about pain conditions and analgesic pharmacotherapy and responses from authors are presented to help educate patients and make them more effective self-advocates. The effects of smoking on the development, maintenance, and treatment of chronic pain are discussed, and resources for smoking cessation are offered.
authors: Michael A
authors: MA
authors: Lankhorst
mesh_terms: D059350:Chronic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016540:Smoking Cessation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: chronic pain; depression; nicotine replacement; smoking; smoking cessation