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DESCRIPTION:Program: Alcohol\, Tobacco\, and Other Drugs Session: Polysubs
 tance use patterns\, trends\, and disparities Presenter: Yu-Tien Hsu Auth
 ors: James Frater\, Isaac Demuyakor\, Yusuf Ransome Abstract Aim s To exa
 mine how social connectedness\, spirituality\, and religious attendance m
 oderate relationships between pain and substance misuse. Methods We analy
 zed pooled national sample data from MIDUS 3 (n=2\,671) and Refresher (n=
 2\,410)\, a Black American sample from MIDUS Milwaukee (n=866). Pain was 
 measured using a sum score assessing pain interference with daily activit
 ies\, mood\, relationships\, sleep\, and enjoyment. Spirituality was a su
 m of five items such as inner peace\, beauty appreciation\, life connecti
 on\, deep appreciation\, and caring for others. Religious attendance was 
 categorized by frequency. Substance misuse was defined as non-prescribed 
 use of medications or illicit substances in the past 12 months (e.g.\, he
 roin\, cocaine\, and methamphetamine). Results In the national sample\, p
 ain was associated with higher substance misuse (B=0.140\, 95% CI [0.092\
 , 0.188]). Two significant interactions emerged: higher religious attenda
 nce buffered the negative relationship between pain and substance misuse 
 (B=-0.039\, 95% CI [-0.066\, -0.012])\, while spirituality surprisingly i
 ntensified this relationship (B=0.034\, 95% CI [0.001\, 0.068]). In the M
 ilwaukee sample\, higher spirituality weakened the negative association b
 etween pain and substance misuse (B=-0.158\, 95% CI [-0.249\, -0.067]). C
 onclusions Poor treatment of chronic pain contributed to the opioid epide
 mic. We find some evidence that religious engagement and spirituality buf
 fered the negative associations between pain and substance misuse. Addict
 ion medicine clinicians may consider incorporating spirituality and relig
 ious elements in treating individuals with pain who are at risk for subst
 ance misuse.\n\nSpeakers:\nYu-Tien Hsu\; James Frater\; Isaac Demuyakor\;
  Yusuf Ransome\n\nAdmission:\nRegistrationFees: APHA Event Registration i
 s Required\n\nDetails URL:\nhttps://medicine.yale.edu/event/religion-and-
 spirituality-moderates-associations-between-pain-and-substance-misuse/\n
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STATUS:Confirmed
SUMMARY:2209.0 - Religion and Spirituality Moderates Associations between 
 Pain and Substance Misuse among U.S. Adults at Midlife
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