Louisa Picco

Chronic pain treatment experiences and barriers among opioid agonist treatment participants who inject drugs: A qualitative study

Abstract Background and aim Co‐occurring chronic pain affects nearly half of people receiving opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Although this pain is often severe, it is usually inadequately managed. Stigma and clinical complexity associated with OUD are thought to further res...

Characterising the Beyond 50 Cohort: Preliminary Exploration of Physical and Psychosocial Health Factors and Substance Use Among a Cohort of Community Dwelling Adults Aged 50–70 Years

ABSTRACT Introduction Older adults exhibit unique risks associated with poor mental health and substance use. The Beyond 50 study is a longitudinal cohort investigating the determinants of healthy ageing, including relationships between physical and psychosocial health and substa...