尼古丁vaping使用三个实验性疼痛诱导任务的急性镇痛效果:一个随机的,安慰剂控制的实验室研究
Michael P Bremmer1,2, Michael B Paladino3,4, Alana M Campbell5
1Department of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. mbremmer@unc.edu.
Psychopharmacology
|August 9, 2024
概括
吸烟尼古丁为电子尼古丁输送系统 (ENDS) 用户提供疼痛缓解,增加疼痛耐受性和值. 这种止痛作用可能会导致尼古丁依赖,但没有影响中央敏感性.
科学领域:
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 疼痛研究 疼痛研究
- 药物成科学 药物成科学
背景情况:
- 疼痛和尼古丁使用往往同时发生,影响公众健康.
- 尼古丁的急性止痛作用已被记录在案,可能会加强慢性疼痛患者的使用.
- 尼古丁止痛药的研究仅限于可燃香烟,而不是电子尼古丁输送系统 (ENDS).
研究的目的:
- 为了研究急性蒸汽尼古丁对疼痛敏感性的影响.
- 通过针对不同止痛机制的任务来评估主观和行为疼痛反应.
- 探索香味在吸烟尼古丁对疼痛的影响中的作用.
主要方法:
- 86名ENDS用户参加了4个会议的2x2主体内设计研究.
- 参与者吸食尼古丁或安慰剂电子液体,有或没有风味.
- 使用冷压器,缺血性疼痛 (亚最大力度关) 和热疼痛任务的时间总和来评估疼痛敏感性.
主要成果:
- 尼古丁显著增加了寒冷压力任务中的疼痛耐受性,以及缺血性疼痛值和耐受性.
- 尼古丁没有影响疼痛的时间总和,这表明它对中央敏感性没有影响.
- 味道没有影响疼痛敏感性;女性报告了更高的缺血性疼痛敏感性和更大的渴望减少.
结论:
- 急性蒸汽尼古丁具有 analgesic 特性,类似于可燃烟草.
- 尼古丁诱导的镇痛可能会加强ENDS的使用,并导致尼古丁依赖.
- 建议进一步研究尼古丁对疼痛和渴望的影响的性别差异.
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