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Overview

Walter Ling is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States, focusing on research primarily in Medicine. Their work encompasses several subfields including Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Epidemiology, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Psychiatry and Mental Health.

Their recent research contributions include studies published between 2020 and 2022. Notable papers include:

  • Bupropion and Naltrexone in Methamphetamine Use Disorder (2021), published in New England Journal of Medicine
  • Recovery From Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) After Monthly Long-acting Buprenorphine Treatment: 12-Month Longitudinal Outcomes From RECOVER, an Observational Study (2020), published in Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • Continued Posttrial Benefits of Buprenorphine Extended Release: RECOVER Study Findings (2022), published in Journal of Addiction Medicine
  • An Updated Version of the Treatment Effectiveness Assessment (TEA) [Letter] (2020), published in Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
  • Buprenorphine Maintenance Subjects Are Hyperalgesic and Have No Antinociceptive Response to a Very High Morphine Dose (2020), published in Pain Medicine

The scientist's research topics focus heavily on substance abuse and pain management. Major themes include:

  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Schizophrenia Research and Treatment
  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Walter Ling include Madhukar H. Trivedi, Steven Shoptaw, Vijay R. Nadipelli, Robrina Walker, and Thomas Carmody.

Their work is published in various venues, with repeated contributions to the Journal of Addiction Medicine and Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation, as well as publications in New England Journal of Medicine, Frontiers in Business Economics and Management, and Pain Medicine.

Best Publications

  • DSM-5 Criteria for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations and Rationale

    Deborah S. Hasin;Charles P. O’Brien;Marc Auriacombe;Guilherme Borges

  • Validation of the alcohol, smoking and substance involvement screening test (ASSIST)

    Rachel Humeniuk;Robert Ali;Thomas F. Babor;Michael Farrell

  • The Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS)

    Donald R Wesson;Walter Ling

  • Structural Abnormalities in the Brains of Human Subjects Who Use Methamphetamine

    Paul M. Thompson;Kiralee M. Hayashi;Sara L. Simon;Jennifer A. Geaga

  • Office-Based Treatment of Opiate Addiction with a Sublingual-Tablet Formulation of Buprenorphine and Naloxone

    Paul J. Fudala;T. Peter Bridge;Susan Herbert;William O. Williford

  • Injectable extended-release naltrexone for opioid dependence: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre randomised trial

    Evgeny Krupitsky;Edward V Nunes;Walter Ling;Ari Illeperuma

  • Adjunctive Counseling During Brief and Extended Buprenorphine-Naloxone Treatment for Prescription Opioid Dependence A 2-Phase Randomized Controlled Trial

    Roger D. Weiss;Jennifer Sharpe Potter;David A. Fiellin;David A. Fiellin;Marilyn Byrne;Marilyn Byrne

  • Buprenorphine maintenance treatment of opiate dependence: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.

    Walter Ling;Charles Charuvastra;Joseph F. Collins;Steve Batki

  • A controlled trial comparing buprenorphine and methadone maintenance in opioid dependence.

    Ling W;Wesson Dr;Charuvastra C;Klett Cj

  • Treatment retention among patients randomized to buprenorphine/naloxone compared to methadone in a multi-site trial.

    Yih Ing Hser;Andrew J. Saxon;David Huang;Al Hasson

  • Mood disturbances and regional cerebral metabolic abnormalities in recently abstinent methamphetamine abusers.

    Edythe D. London;Sara L. Simon;Steven M. Berman;Mark A. Mandelkern

  • Cognitive impairment in individuals currently using methamphetamine.

    Sara L. Simon;Catherine Domier;Jennifer Carnell;Paul Brethen Brethen

  • Pain intolerance in opioid-maintained former opiate addicts: effect of long-acting maintenance agent

    Peggy Compton;V.C Charuvastra;Walter Ling

  • A Comparison of Contingency Management and Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches During Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Cocaine Dependence

    Richard A. Rawson;Alice Huber;Michael McCann;Steven Shoptaw

  • Long-term course of opioid addiction.

    Yih-Ing Hser;Elizabeth Evans;Christine Grella;Walter Ling

  • Hyperalgesic responses in methadone maintenance patients

    Mark Doverty;Jason M. White;Andrew A. Somogyi;Felix Bochner

  • A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioral approaches for stimulant-dependent individuals.

    Richard A. Rawson;Michael J. McCann;Frank Flammino;Steven Shoptaw

  • Bupropion for the Treatment of Methamphetamine Dependence

    Ahmed M Elkashef;Richard A Rawson;Ann L Anderson;Shou-Hua Li

  • A multi-center randomized trial of buprenorphine–naloxone versus clonidine for opioid detoxification: findings from the National Institute on Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network

    Walter Ling;Leslie Amass;Steve Shoptaw;Jeffrey J. Annon

  • An intensive outpatient approach for cocaine abuse treatment: The matrix model

    Richard A. Rawson;Steven J. Shoptaw;Jeanne L. Obert;Michael J. McCann

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard A. Rawson
Richard A. Rawson University of California, Los Angeles
Steven Shoptaw
Steven Shoptaw University of California, Los Angeles
George E. Woody
George E. Woody University of Pennsylvania
Edward V. Nunes
Edward V. Nunes Columbia University
Roger D. Weiss
Roger D. Weiss Harvard University
George Bartzokis
George Bartzokis University of California, Los Angeles
Andrew A. Somogyi
Andrew A. Somogyi University of Adelaide
Yih-Ing Hser
Yih-Ing Hser University of California, Los Angeles
Edythe D. London
Edythe D. London University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Farrell
Michael Farrell University of New South Wales

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