William C Becker

Summary

Affiliation: Yale University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on sedatives and tranquilizers among U.S. adults: psychiatric and socio-demographic correlates
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 90:280-7. 2007
  2. ncbi Opioids, chronic pain, and addiction in primary care
    Declan T Barry
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    J Pain 11:1442-50. 2010
  3. ncbi Integrating buprenorphine treatment into office-based practice: a qualitative study
    Declan T Barry
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519 1187, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:218-25. 2009
  4. ncbi Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIV
    Declan T Barry
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519 1187, USA
    Pain 152:1133-8. 2011
  5. ncbi Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on prescription opioids among U.S. adults: psychiatric, medical and substance use correlates
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 94:38-47. 2008
  6. ncbi Receipt of opioid analgesics by HIV-infected and uninfected patients
    E Jennifer Edelman
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208093, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 28:82-90. 2013
  7. ncbi Long-term treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone in primary care: results at 2-5 years
    David A Fiellin
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8025, USA
    Am J Addict 17:116-20. 2008
  8. ncbi Gender and non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey
    Jeanette M Tetrault
    Veterans Affairs Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
    Addiction 103:258-68. 2008
  9. ncbi Opioid use disorder in the United States: insurance status and treatment access
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 94:207-13. 2008
  10. ncbi Systematic review: opioid treatment for chronic back pain: prevalence, efficacy, and association with addiction
    Bridget A Martell
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8025, USA
    Ann Intern Med 146:116-27. 2007

Detail Information

Publications14

  1. ncbi Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on sedatives and tranquilizers among U.S. adults: psychiatric and socio-demographic correlates
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 90:280-7. 2007
    ..Non-medical use of sedatives and tranquilizers carries risks including development of abuse/dependence. Such use may correlate with psychiatric symptoms...
  2. ncbi Opioids, chronic pain, and addiction in primary care
    Declan T Barry
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    J Pain 11:1442-50. 2010
    ..Addressing these barriers in physician training and in existing office-based programs might benefit both noncancer chronic pain patients and their medical providers...
  3. ncbi Integrating buprenorphine treatment into office-based practice: a qualitative study
    Declan T Barry
    Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519 1187, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 24:218-25. 2009
    ..Despite the availability and demonstrated effectiveness of office-based buprenorphine maintenance treatment (BMT), the systematic examination of physicians' attitudes towards this new medical practice has been largely neglected...
  4. ncbi Nonmedical use of prescription opioids and pain in veterans with and without HIV
    Declan T Barry
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06519 1187, USA
    Pain 152:1133-8. 2011
    ..Veterans in care have a high prevalence of NMU that is associated with substance use, medical status, and pain interference, but not HIV status...
  5. ncbi Non-medical use, abuse and dependence on prescription opioids among U.S. adults: psychiatric, medical and substance use correlates
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8025, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 94:38-47. 2008
    ..Non-medical use of prescription opioids carries risks including development of abuse/dependence. Such use may correlate with psychiatric, medical, and substance use characteristics...
  6. ncbi Receipt of opioid analgesics by HIV-infected and uninfected patients
    E Jennifer Edelman
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, PO Box 208093, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 28:82-90. 2013
    ..Opioids are increasingly prescribed, but there are limited data on opioid receipt by HIV status...
  7. ncbi Long-term treatment with buprenorphine/naloxone in primary care: results at 2-5 years
    David A Fiellin
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8025, USA
    Am J Addict 17:116-20. 2008
    ..Serum transaminases remained stable from baseline. No serious adverse events related to treatment occurred. We conclude that select opioid-dependent patients exhibit moderate levels of retention in primary care office-based treatment...
  8. ncbi Gender and non-medical use of prescription opioids: results from a national US survey
    Jeanette M Tetrault
    Veterans Affairs Clinical Epidemiology Research Center, West Haven, CT, USA
    Addiction 103:258-68. 2008
    ..Gender differences exist regarding alcohol and illicit drug use disorders in the United States. Little is known about the gender-related factors associated with non-medical use of prescription opioids...
  9. ncbi Opioid use disorder in the United States: insurance status and treatment access
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Philadelphia VAMC, Philadelphia, PA 19104, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 94:207-13. 2008
    ..In the United States, insurance status and rates of treatment for individuals with opioid use disorder are unknown...
  10. ncbi Systematic review: opioid treatment for chronic back pain: prevalence, efficacy, and association with addiction
    Bridget A Martell
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8025, USA
    Ann Intern Med 146:116-27. 2007
    ..The prevalence, efficacy, and risk for addiction for persons receiving opioids for chronic back pain are unclear...
  11. ncbi Prevalence and correlates for nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural residents
    Karen H Wang
    Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Clinical Scholars Program, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8088, United States
    Drug Alcohol Depend 127:156-62. 2013
    ..Little is known about the differences in nonmedical use of prescription opioids among urban and rural adults...
  12. ncbi Racial differences in primary care opioid risk reduction strategies
    William C Becker
    Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Ann Fam Med 9:219-25. 2011
    ..Racial disparities in treating pain with opioids are widely reported; however, differences in use of recommended strategies to reduce the risk of opioid misuse by race/ethnicity have not been evaluated...
  13. ncbi Provider satisfaction with office-based treatment of opioid dependence: a systematic review
    William C Becker
    Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520-8025, USA
    Subst Abus 26:15-22. 2005
    ..Further research, designed to identify the barriers to provider satisfaction with office-based opioid agonist therapy, is needed to ensure that these barriers do not limit expansion of this practice...
  14. ncbi Faculty development in small-group teaching skills associated with a training course on office-based treatment of opioid dependence
    Jeffrey G Wong
    Yale University School of Medicine, USA
    Subst Abus 25:35-40. 2004
    ..Evaluation of the DATA-2000 training session small-group facilitators was uniformly positive. This faculty development workshop was successful in improving teaching skills for our small-group faculty facilitators...