Recent Data Analyses
Recreational Marijuana Laws and the Use of Opioids: Evidence from NSDUH Microdata. Health Economics. November 2022. doi.org/10.1002/hec.4620.
The Impact of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) Insurance Expansions on Opioid-Related Emergency Department Visits Am J Health Econ (just accepted). September 2022.
More Opioid-Related Emergency Visits, No Change in Illicit Drug Use Treatment. September 2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD.
Opioid and Non-Opioid Analgesic Prescribing Before and After the CDC's 2016 Opioid Guideline. Int J Health Econ Manag. 2021. doi.org/10.1007/s10754-021-09307-4.
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome and Maternal Opioid-Related Diagnoses in the U.S., 2010-2017. JAMA. 2021;325(2):146-155. doi:10.1001/jama.2020.24991.
The Complex Relationships Among Race/Ethnicity, Social Determinants, and Opioid Utilization. Health Services Research. 04 January 2021. doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13619.
Physician Networks and Potentially Inappropriate Opioid Prescriptions. J Addict Dis. Jul-Sep 2020;38(3):301-10. doi: 10.1080/10550887.2020.1760655.Epub 2020 May 7.
Patient Factors That Affect Opioid Use Among Adults With and Without Chronic Pain. Res Social Adm Pharm. 14 August 2020. doi.org/10.1016.j.sapharm.2020.07.036.
The Impact of the Abuse-Deterrent Reformulation of Extended-Release OxyContin on Prescription Pain Reliever Misuse and Heroin Initiation. Addictive Behaviors. Online prepublication, 24 December 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106268
Price elasticity of demand for buprenorphine/naloxone prescriptions. J Subst Abuse Treat 2019 Nov;106:4-11. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2019.08.001.
Readmissions Following Inpatient Treatment for Opioid-Related Conditions. Subst Use Misuse 2019 Jan 8:1-9. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1517174.
State variation in opioid treatment policies and opioid-related hospital readmissions. BMC Health Serv Res 2018 Dec 17;18(1):971.
Disparities in opioid related mortality between United States counties from 2000 to 2014. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 2019 Jun; 199:151-158. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2019.03.005
