High‐frequency use of over‐the‐counter analgesics among adolescents: reflections of an emerging difficult life, a cross‐sectional study

Abstract

Adolescent, who are high-frequency users of over-the-counter analgesics, suffer more pain and have identifiable characteristics indicative of complex problems. Their ability to handle stress appears to be discordant with the kind of situations to which they are exposed. The wear and tear associated with allostatic mechanisms counteracting stress may heighten their pain experience.