Monique M Cherrier1, Danny D Shen2, Laura Shireman2, Andrew J Saxon3, Tracy Simpson3, Alex Men2, Preetma Kooner4, Gregory W Terman4. 1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America. Electronic address: cherrier@uw.edu. 2. Department of Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America; Center of Excellence in Substance Addiction Treatment and Education VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA 98108, United States of America. 4. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine; University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, United States of America.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Regular alcohol consumption is on the rise among older adults and has the potential of altering the subjective experience of pain and response to pain medications. This study examined the cognitive, analgesic and side effect response to oxycodone in middle age and older adults with elevated levels of customary alcohol consumption in a human laboratory setting. METHODS: After refraining from alcohol for one day, eligible participants underwent baseline assessment cognition and side effects by means of questionnaires that were repeated at three time points (90 min, 5 and 8 h) following administration of a 10 mg oral dose of oxycodone. Response to pain stimulus (Cold Pressor Test (CPT)), pupil size, and plasma oxycodone were also measured. RESULTS: One hundred twenty-eight adults (age 35-85) completed the study day. Compared to those with lower customary alcohol consumption, participants with elevated alcohol consumption showed attenuated opioid-induced pupil constriction and cognitive decline on objective measures of working memory, sustained attention, inhibitory control, coordination on a simulated driving task, and subjective dysphoric effects with enhanced subjective euphoric effects. Oxycodone pharmacokinetics, pain tolerance to CPT, and Berg balance were impacted comparably between alcohol consumption groups. Women endorsed greater negative drug effects, whereas men endorsed positive drug effects. CONCLUSION: Independent of subject's age, elevated customary alcohol consumption attenuates opioid central effects (i.e., pupil miosis, impaired cognition) and gender influences subjective drug effects. Clinicians should consider alcohol consumption and gender when prescribing opioid medications.
BACKGROUND: Regular alcohol consumption is on the rise among older adults and has the potential of altering the subjective experience of pain and response to pain medications. This study examined the cognitive, analgesic and side effect response to oxycodone in middle age and older adults with elevated levels of customary alcohol consumption in a human laboratory setting. METHODS: After refraining from alcohol for one day, eligible participants underwent baseline assessment cognition and side effects by means of questionnaires that were repeated at three time points (90 min, 5 and 8 h) following administration of a 10 mg oral dose of oxycodone. Response to pain stimulus (Cold Pressor Test (CPT)), pupil size, and plasma oxycodone were also measured. RESULTS: One hundred twenty-eight adults (age 35-85) completed the study day. Compared to those with lower customary alcohol consumption, participants with elevated alcohol consumption showed attenuated opioid-induced pupil constriction and cognitive decline on objective measures of working memory, sustained attention, inhibitory control, coordination on a simulated driving task, and subjective dysphoric effects with enhanced subjective euphoric effects. Oxycodone pharmacokinetics, pain tolerance to CPT, and Berg balance were impacted comparably between alcohol consumption groups. Women endorsed greater negative drug effects, whereas men endorsed positive drug effects. CONCLUSION: Independent of subject's age, elevated customary alcohol consumption attenuates opioid central effects (i.e., pupil miosis, impaired cognition) and gender influences subjective drug effects. Clinicians should consider alcohol consumption and gender when prescribing opioid medications.
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