{"id":8832,"date":"2023-11-20T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T08:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T11:58:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T08:58:33","slug":"luso-di-antidolorifici-a-lungo-termine-tra-i-minori-di-25-anni-aumenta-il-rischio-di-malattie-mentali-studio-sullabuso-di-sostanze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/luso-di-antidolorifici-a-lungo-termine-tra-i-minori-di-25-anni-aumenta-il-rischio-di-malattie-mentali-studio-sullabuso-di-sostanze\/","title":{"rendered":"L&#039;uso di antidolorifici a lungo termine tra i minori di 25 anni aumenta il rischio di malattie mentali e abuso di sostanze: studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Uno studio ha rilevato che l\u2019uso a lungo termine di antidolorifici nelle persone di et\u00e0 inferiore ai 25 anni aumenta il rischio di cattiva salute mentale e abuso di sostanze pi\u00f9 avanti nella vita.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati del <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanepe\/article\/PIIS2666-7762(23)00182-5\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicati su The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Europe, suggeriscono che 29% di persone di et\u00e0 inferiore ai 25 anni con dolore cronico avevano probabilit\u00e0 di sviluppare una malattia mentale in et\u00e0 adulta. Tuttavia, il rischio di malattie mentali aumentava a 46% quando assumevano antidolorifici su prescrizione.<\/p>\n<p>Il dolore cronico \u00e8 a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/chronic-pain#:~:text=Chronic%20pain%20is%20long%20standing,physical%20activity%2C%20or%20enjoy%20life.\" target=\"_blank\">persistente<\/a> condizione dolorosa che influenza la vita quotidiana della persona colpita. Pu\u00f2 verificarsi a causa di diverse condizioni come l&#039;artrite, lesioni o cancro. La gestione del dolore prevede l\u2019identificazione del problema di fondo e il trattamento per alleviare i sintomi, compreso l\u2019uso di farmaci antidolorifici.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori dello studio hanno anche notato un legame tra l\u2019assunzione di antidolorifici da prescrizione in giovane et\u00e0 e un maggiore uso di oppioidi in et\u00e0 avanzata. I risultati suggeriscono che quelli che assumevano antidolorifici avevano un rischio maggiore di sviluppare abuso di sostanze.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno fatto i risultati dopo aver aggiustato altri fattori, tra cui genere, deprivazione, abitudine al fumo, consumo di alcol, indice di massa corporea, anno di nascita, precedente malattia mentale e precedente abuso di sostanze.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio ha esaminato i risultati sulla salute di 853.625 partecipanti di et\u00e0 compresa tra due e 24 anni. Dei partecipanti totali, 115.101 soffrivano di dolore cronico, 20.298 avevano prescrizioni ripetute di antidolorifici e a 11.032 era stato diagnosticato dolore cronico e avevano prescritto antidolorifici.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti sono stati seguiti per una media di cinque anni dopo i 25 anni. Durante il follow-up, 11.644 partecipanti hanno sviluppato un abuso di sostanze, 143.838 avevano problemi di salute mentale e 77.337 hanno ricevuto almeno una prescrizione di oppioidi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u00c8 chiaro che la gestione del dolore cronico nei giovani deve essere ottimizzata. Sappiamo che il trattamento del dolore pu\u00f2 causare danni sia a breve che a lungo termine, ma \u00e8 anche essenziale evitare un\u2019eccessiva dipendenza dai farmaci che potrebbero portare alla dipendenza da farmaci con o senza prescrizione in et\u00e0 avanzata. Ora dobbiamo lavorare con tutti gli operatori sanitari per aiutarli a valutare i rischi e i benefici della prescrizione di antidolorifici in giovane et\u00e0 e incoraggiare la considerazione di altri approcci riconosciuti ed efficaci di gestione non farmacologica\u201d, ha affermato il dottor Andrew Lambarth, ricercatore dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Los Angeles. l&#039;Universit\u00e0 di Londra, ha detto in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/2023\/11\/16\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-may-contribute-to-mental-illness-and-substance-misuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQueste tendenze sono preoccupanti poich\u00e9 le persone sotto i 25 anni sono particolarmente vulnerabili. Ci\u00f2 significa che l\u2019uso regolare di antidolorifici per alleviare il dolore cronico pu\u00f2 portare a un eccessivo affidamento involontario agli antidolorifici nella vita adulta. Esplorare quando sia il momento giusto per indirizzare questi giovani a servizi specializzati nel dolore per un supporto pi\u00f9 mirato sar\u00e0 anche un fattore vitale nel rinnovare la pratica di gestione del dolore\u201d, ha osservato la professoressa Reecha Sofat, ricercatrice dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori suggeriscono che l\u2019eccessivo affidamento al sollievo dal dolore potrebbe essere dovuto a molteplici fattori; uno di questi potrebbe essere che i giovani che hanno ricevuto antidolorifici potrebbero aver avuto dolori pi\u00f9 gravi o frequenti, probabilmente a causa di una causa diversa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.medicaldaily.com\/long-term-painkiller-use-under-25s-raises-risk-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study-471121\">Fonte quotidiana medica<\/a><\/p>\n<p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>Uno studio ha rilevato che l\u2019uso a lungo termine di antidolorifici nelle persone di et\u00e0 inferiore ai 25 anni aumenta il rischio di cattiva salute mentale e abuso di sostanze pi\u00f9 avanti nella vita.<\/p>\n<p>I risultati del <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thelancet.com\/journals\/lanepe\/article\/PIIS2666-7762(23)00182-5\/fulltext\" target=\"_blank\">studio<\/a>, pubblicati su The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Europe, suggeriscono che 29% di persone di et\u00e0 inferiore ai 25 anni con dolore cronico avevano probabilit\u00e0 di sviluppare una malattia mentale in et\u00e0 adulta. Tuttavia, il rischio di malattie mentali aumentava a 46% quando assumevano antidolorifici su prescrizione.<\/p>\n<p>Il dolore cronico \u00e8 a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hopkinsmedicine.org\/health\/conditions-and-diseases\/chronic-pain#:~:text=Chronic%20pain%20is%20long%20standing,physical%20activity%2C%20or%20enjoy%20life.\" target=\"_blank\">persistente<\/a> condizione dolorosa che influenza la vita quotidiana della persona colpita. Pu\u00f2 verificarsi a causa di diverse condizioni come l&#039;artrite, lesioni o cancro. La gestione del dolore prevede l\u2019identificazione del problema di fondo e il trattamento per alleviare i sintomi, compreso l\u2019uso di farmaci antidolorifici.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori dello studio hanno anche notato un legame tra l\u2019assunzione di antidolorifici da prescrizione in giovane et\u00e0 e un maggiore uso di oppioidi in et\u00e0 avanzata. I risultati suggeriscono che quelli che assumevano antidolorifici avevano un rischio maggiore di sviluppare abuso di sostanze.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori hanno fatto i risultati dopo aver aggiustato altri fattori, tra cui genere, deprivazione, abitudine al fumo, consumo di alcol, indice di massa corporea, anno di nascita, precedente malattia mentale e precedente abuso di sostanze.<\/p>\n<p>Lo studio ha esaminato i risultati sulla salute di 853.625 partecipanti di et\u00e0 compresa tra due e 24 anni. Dei partecipanti totali, 115.101 soffrivano di dolore cronico, 20.298 avevano prescrizioni ripetute di antidolorifici e a 11.032 era stato diagnosticato dolore cronico e avevano prescritto antidolorifici.<\/p>\n<p>I partecipanti sono stati seguiti per una media di cinque anni dopo i 25 anni. Durante il follow-up, 11.644 partecipanti hanno sviluppato un abuso di sostanze, 143.838 avevano problemi di salute mentale e 77.337 hanno ricevuto almeno una prescrizione di oppioidi.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u00c8 chiaro che la gestione del dolore cronico nei giovani deve essere ottimizzata. Sappiamo che il trattamento del dolore pu\u00f2 causare danni sia a breve che a lungo termine, ma \u00e8 anche essenziale evitare un\u2019eccessiva dipendenza dai farmaci che potrebbero portare alla dipendenza da farmaci con o senza prescrizione in et\u00e0 avanzata. Ora dobbiamo lavorare con tutti gli operatori sanitari per aiutarli a valutare i rischi e i benefici della prescrizione di antidolorifici in giovane et\u00e0 e incoraggiare la considerazione di altri approcci riconosciuti ed efficaci di gestione non farmacologica\u201d, ha affermato il dottor Andrew Lambarth, ricercatore dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Los Angeles. l&#039;Universit\u00e0 di Londra, ha detto in a <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/news.liverpool.ac.uk\/2023\/11\/16\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-may-contribute-to-mental-illness-and-substance-misuse\/\" target=\"_blank\">comunicato stampa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQueste tendenze sono preoccupanti poich\u00e9 le persone sotto i 25 anni sono particolarmente vulnerabili. Ci\u00f2 significa che l\u2019uso regolare di antidolorifici per alleviare il dolore cronico pu\u00f2 portare a un eccessivo affidamento involontario agli antidolorifici nella vita adulta. Esplorare quando sia il momento giusto per indirizzare questi giovani a servizi specializzati nel dolore per un supporto pi\u00f9 mirato sar\u00e0 anche un fattore vitale nel rinnovare la pratica di gestione del dolore\u201d, ha osservato la professoressa Reecha Sofat, ricercatrice dell\u2019Universit\u00e0 di Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>I ricercatori suggeriscono che l\u2019eccessivo affidamento al sollievo dal dolore potrebbe essere dovuto a molteplici fattori; uno di questi potrebbe essere che i giovani che hanno ricevuto antidolorifici potrebbero aver avuto dolori pi\u00f9 gravi o frequenti, probabilmente a causa di una causa diversa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8832","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Long-Term Painkiller Use In Under 25s Raises Risk Of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse: Study - Urban Care Clinic<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/luso-di-antidolorifici-a-lungo-termine-tra-i-minori-di-25-anni-aumenta-il-rischio-di-malattie-mentali-studio-sullabuso-di-sostanze\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"it_IT\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Long-Term Painkiller Use In Under 25s Raises Risk Of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse: Study - Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Long-term use of painkillers in people under the age of 25 raises the risk of poor mental health and substance abuse later in life, a study has found.The results of the study, published in The Lancet Regional Health \u2013 Europe, suggest that 29% of people under the age of 25 with chronic pain were likely to develop a mental illness in adulthood. However, the risk of mental illness increased to 46% when they were on a prescription painkiller.Chronic pain is a persistent pain condition that affects the daily life of the affected person. It can occur due to several conditions such as arthritis, injuries or cancer. Pain management involves identifying the underlying issue and treatment for symptom relief, including the use of painkiller medications.The researchers of the study also noticed a link between being on prescription painkillers at a young age and increased use of opioids in later life. The findings suggest that those on painkillers were at an 82% higher risk of developing substance abuse.Researchers made the findings after adjusting other factors, including gender, deprivation, smoking status, alcohol use, BMI, year of birth, prior mental illness and prior substance misuse.The study examined the health outcomes of 853,625 participants between two and 24 years. Of the total participants, 115,101 had chronic pain, 20,298 were on repeat prescriptions for painkillers, and 11,032 were diagnosed with chronic pain and prescribed painkillers.The participants were followed up for an average of five years after the age of 25. During the follow-up, 11,644 participants developed substance misuse, 143,838 had poor mental health and 77,337 received at least one opioid prescription.&quot;It&#039;s clear that chronic pain management in young people needs to be optimized. We know that treating pain can cause harm in both the short- and long-term, but it&#039;s also essential to avoid over-reliance on medicines that could lead to dependence on prescription or non-prescription drugs in later life. We now need to work with all health care providers to help them weigh up the risks and benefits of prescribing painkillers at a young age and encourage the consideration of other recognized and effective non-drug management approaches,&quot; Dr. Andrew Lambarth, a researcher from the University of London, said in a news release.&quot;These trends are concerning as those under 25 are particularly vulnerable. This means regular use of painkillers to ease chronic pain may lead to an unintentional over-reliance on pain medication in adult life. Exploring when the right time is to refer these young people to specialized pain services for more targeted support will also be a vital factor when revamping pain management practice,&quot; noted Professor Reecha Sofat, a researcher from the University of Liverpool.Researchers suggest that the overreliance on pain relief could be due to multiple factors; one of them could be that young people who received painkillers may have had more severe or frequent pain, possibly due to a different cause.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/luso-di-antidolorifici-a-lungo-termine-tra-i-minori-di-25-anni-aumenta-il-rischio-di-malattie-mentali-studio-sullabuso-di-sostanze\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-11-20T08:58:33+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Scritto da\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Urban Care Clinic\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tempo di lettura stimato\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minuti\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Urban Care Clinic\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#\/schema\/person\/f286c4d84be896d302aceda3ed7e789c\"},\"headline\":\"Long-Term Painkiller Use In Under 25s Raises Risk Of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse: Study\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-11-20T08:58:33+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/\"},\"wordCount\":489,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Medical Daily\"],\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/\",\"name\":\"Long-Term Painkiller Use In Under 25s Raises Risk Of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse: Study - 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However, the risk of mental illness increased to 46% when they were on a prescription painkiller.Chronic pain is a persistent pain condition that affects the daily life of the affected person. It can occur due to several conditions such as arthritis, injuries or cancer. Pain management involves identifying the underlying issue and treatment for symptom relief, including the use of painkiller medications.The researchers of the study also noticed a link between being on prescription painkillers at a young age and increased use of opioids in later life. The findings suggest that those on painkillers were at an 82% higher risk of developing substance abuse.Researchers made the findings after adjusting other factors, including gender, deprivation, smoking status, alcohol use, BMI, year of birth, prior mental illness and prior substance misuse.The study examined the health outcomes of 853,625 participants between two and 24 years. Of the total participants, 115,101 had chronic pain, 20,298 were on repeat prescriptions for painkillers, and 11,032 were diagnosed with chronic pain and prescribed painkillers.The participants were followed up for an average of five years after the age of 25. During the follow-up, 11,644 participants developed substance misuse, 143,838 had poor mental health and 77,337 received at least one opioid prescription.\"It's clear that chronic pain management in young people needs to be optimized. We know that treating pain can cause harm in both the short- and long-term, but it's also essential to avoid over-reliance on medicines that could lead to dependence on prescription or non-prescription drugs in later life. We now need to work with all health care providers to help them weigh up the risks and benefits of prescribing painkillers at a young age and encourage the consideration of other recognized and effective non-drug management approaches,\" Dr. Andrew Lambarth, a researcher from the University of London, said in a news release.\"These trends are concerning as those under 25 are particularly vulnerable. This means regular use of painkillers to ease chronic pain may lead to an unintentional over-reliance on pain medication in adult life. Exploring when the right time is to refer these young people to specialized pain services for more targeted support will also be a vital factor when revamping pain management practice,\" noted Professor Reecha Sofat, a researcher from the University of Liverpool.Researchers suggest that the overreliance on pain relief could be due to multiple factors; one of them could be that young people who received painkillers may have had more severe or frequent pain, possibly due to a different cause.","og_url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/it\/luso-di-antidolorifici-a-lungo-termine-tra-i-minori-di-25-anni-aumenta-il-rischio-di-malattie-mentali-studio-sullabuso-di-sostanze\/","og_site_name":"Urban Care Clinic","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/urbancarezanzibar","article_published_time":"2023-11-20T08:58:33+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Urban Care Clinic","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Scritto da":"Urban Care Clinic","Tempo di lettura stimato":"2 minuti"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/"},"author":{"name":"Urban Care Clinic","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#\/schema\/person\/f286c4d84be896d302aceda3ed7e789c"},"headline":"Long-Term Painkiller Use In Under 25s Raises Risk Of Mental Illness, Substance Abuse: Study","datePublished":"2023-11-20T08:58:33+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/"},"wordCount":489,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study.jpg","articleSection":["Medical Daily"],"inLanguage":"it-IT"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/","url":"https:\/\/urbancare.clinic\/long-term-painkiller-use-in-under-25s-raises-risk-of-mental-illness-substance-abuse-study\/","name":"L&#039;uso di antidolorifici a lungo termine tra i minori di 25 anni aumenta il rischio di malattie mentali e abuso di sostanze: studio - 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