2017
Multiple Sources of Prescription Payment and Risky Opioid Therapy Among Veterans
Becker WC, Fenton BT, Brandt CA, Doyle EL, Francis J, Goulet JL, Moore BA, Torrise V, Kerns RD, Kreiner PW. Multiple Sources of Prescription Payment and Risky Opioid Therapy Among Veterans. Medical Care 2017, 55: s33-s36. PMID: 28410338, DOI: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid therapySource of paymentHigher oddsHigh-dose opioid therapyHigh-risk opioid prescribingMorphine equivalent daily dosePayment sourceOpioid analgesic prescriptionsPrescription monitoring programsEquivalent daily doseCross-sectional studyAnalgesic prescriptionOpioid prescribingBenzodiazepine therapyDaily doseUS veteransFiscal year 2014TherapyPrivate insuranceLogistic regressionRelated harmsPrescription paymentAnalytic sampleOpioidsOdds
2010
The Safety of Opioid Analgesics in the Elderly: New Data Raise New Concerns: Comment on “The Comparative Safety of Opioids for Nonmalignant Pain in Older Adults”
Becker WC, O'Connor PG. The Safety of Opioid Analgesics in the Elderly: New Data Raise New Concerns: Comment on “The Comparative Safety of Opioids for Nonmalignant Pain in Older Adults”. JAMA Internal Medicine 2010, 170: 1986-1988. PMID: 21149755, DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.443.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnalgesics, OpioidAnti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-SteroidalCardiovascular DiseasesComorbidityContraindicationsCyclooxygenase 2 InhibitorsDrug UtilizationFemaleFractures, BoneGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansMaleMedicareObservationPainPain MeasurementResearch DesignTherapeutic EquivalencyUnited States
2009
The Association Between Chronic Pain and Prescription Drug Abuse in Veterans
Becker WC, Fiellin DA, Gallagher RM, Barth KS, Ross JT, Oslin DW. The Association Between Chronic Pain and Prescription Drug Abuse in Veterans. Pain Medicine 2009, 10: 531-536. PMID: 19425211, DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2009.00584.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrescription drug abuseChronic painIllicit drug useDrug abuseMultivariable analysisPrimary careDrug useBehavioral health evaluationPast-year illicit drug usePrimary care patientsBehavioral health assessmentCross-sectional analysisCurrent smokingCare patientsTreatment algorithmMean agePrescription medicationsProbable depressionMultivariable associationsLarge cohortPossible depressionTelephone assessmentPainPatientsYounger age