Publications
Themes
Journals
2026
2025
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Medicaid: Increased Patient Access To MOUD In Residential Treatment Associated With Facility Openings And Closures, 2012–22
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Awards4
- 2025 Team Science Research Award (2026)Yale School of Public Health
- Early Career Investigator Award (2024)Addiction Health Services Research Conference
- Early Investigator Outstanding Paper Award (2024)Health Economics Interest Group, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
- Early Career Investigator Award (2024)Quality and Value Interest Group, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Media2
- Insights about the opioid crisisHealth Affairs Event
- Medicaid reimbursement boosts access to opioid treatment at new facilitiesYSPH News
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Is access to crisis teams associated with changes in behavioral health mortality?
2024
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Availability of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in US Psychiatric Hospitals
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Access to Treatment Before and After Medicare Coverage of Opioid Treatment Programs
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Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment in the US: Uneven Access, Waitlists, and High Costs
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Awards2
- Top Ten Health Affairs Articles of 2024Health Affairs Forefront
- Highest Impact Publications (2023-2024)American Society of Addiction Medicine
Cited in policy & guidance1
- Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health ProgramsExpert Testimony, US Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care
Media7
- The cancer moonshot goes to spacePolitico
- A look at substance use and mental health treatment facilities across the U.S.Kaiser Family Foundation
- Families hit with high costs, waitlists for youth rehab in Oregon and nationwideOregon Public Broadcasting
- Addiction treatment for teens in crisis is often hard to findUS News and World Report
- Residential addiction treatment for adolescents is scarce and expensiveNIH News Release
- Uneven access and high costs: The state of residential addiction treatment for adolescentsBoston Medical Center HealthCity
- Residential addiction treatment for U.S. teens is scarce and expensive, OHSU-led study findsOregon Capital Chronicle
Commentary & response2
2023
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Treatments Used Among Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment Facilities in the US, 2022
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Awards1
- Highest Impact Publications (2023-2024)American Society of Addiction Medicine
Cited in policy & guidance1
- Many Medicaid Enrollees with Opioid Use Disorder Were Treated with Medication; However, Disparities Present ConcernsHHS Office of Inspector General Report
Media9
- Medicaid opiod addcition treatmentNew York Times
- Federal embeds take on homelessnessPolitico
- Teens with addiction are often left to detox without medicationCNN News
- Teens in residential drug rehabs often don't get the most effective opioid treatmentNBC News
- Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine, US study findsAssociated Press
- Few rehab centers for addicted teens offer recommended medicine US study findsUS News and World Report
- Only 1 in 4 adolescent treatment facilities offer buprenorphine for opioid use disorderNIH News Release
- Lack of buprenorphine access for adolescents in residential facilitiesNIH Research Matters
- OHSU study shows most teen residential treatment facilities don't offer key addiction medicationOregon Public Broadcasting
2022
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Physician Response to COVID-19-driven Telehealth Flexibility for Opioid Use Disorder
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Cited in policy & guidance7
- Congressional Budget Justification FY 2024National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Policy Statement: Optimizing Telehealth Access to Addiction CareAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
- Re: DEA and SAMHSA request for continued telehealth flexibilitiesMembers of US Congress (Kuster, Trahan)
- Re: RIN 1117-AB78 / Docket No. DEA-948 — Expansion of Induction of Buprenorphine via Telemedicine EncounterAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
- Re: SB 66 Telehealth Law and Provisions Relating to Addiction MedicineLouisiana Society of Addiction Medicine
- Re: DEA and SAMHSA make telehealth flexibilities permanentCoalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (24 professional organizations)
- Navigating the Complexities of Health Professions Education for Millennial and Generation Z LearnersTextbook for health professions educators
Media2
- Opioid addiction doctors want telehealth rules to stay relaxedThe Verge
- Most docs want telehealth for opioid abuse treatment to stick aroundUS News and World Report
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Association of Access to Crisis Intervention Teams with County Sociodemographic Characteristics and State Medicaid Policies and Its Implications for a New Mental Health Crisis Lifeline
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Media2
- 988 suicide lifeline in place, but access to care falls shortMedscape
- Suicide prevention a new number old problemsBehavioral Healthcare Executive
Editorial1
- Mending the Holes in the Suicide Safety Net. JAMA Netw Open. 2022;5(7):e2225794.
2021
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Admission Practices and Cost of Care for Opioid Use Disorder at Residential Addiction Treatment Programs in the US
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Cited in policy & guidance3
- Speaking the Same Language: A Toolkit for Strengthening Patient-Centered Addiction Care in the United StatesAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
- Public Policy Statement on Government Strategies to Foster Ethical Addiction TreatmentAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
- Long-Term Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with MedicationsThe Oxford Handbook of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder
Media9
- As addiction deaths surge, profit-driven rehab industry faces 'severe ethical crisis'NPR: Morning Edition
- Auditing The Admission Practices For Opioid Use Disorder TreatmentHealth Affairs Podcast: A Health Podyssey
- Secret addiction treatment shoppers log hard sell tactics at some residential programsNPR (WBUR)
- BHE podcast, episode 017 – Tamara Beetham, Yale university PhD studentBehavioral Healthcare Executive Podcast
- America's response to addiction relies on fixing this websiteCNN News
- From sober mom squads to anti-anxiety workbooks: Do new AA alternatives work?The Guardian
- Teens in residential drug rehabs often don't get the most effective opioid treatmentNBC News
- Addiction policy treatment opioidNew York Times
- We need more meds, not beds, to help people recovering from addictionScientific American
2020
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Therapies Offered at Residential Addiction Treatment Programs in the US
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Awards1
- Highest Impact Publications (2020-2021)American Society of Addiction Medicine
Cited in policy & guidance6
- 42 CFR 8 Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use DisorderHHS Proposed Rule (incorporates elimination of DATA Waiver Program)
- Major Gaps in the Cascade of Care for Opioid Use Disorder Implications for Clinical PracticeLeadership commentary from CDC, SAMHSA, and NIDA
- Closing Gaps in the Care Continuum: Opportunities to Improve Substance Use Disorder Care in the Federal Health ProgramsExpert Testimony, US Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care
- Treating Opioid Use Disorder in General Medical SettingsMedical textbook
- Long-Term Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder with MedicationsThe Oxford Handbook of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder
- The Opioid Epidemic: Origins, Current State and Potential SolutionsTextbook for college courses on psychology, human behavior, and related fields
Media11
- Most residential addiction treatment programs don’t offer live-saving medicationNPR (WBUR)
- ExclusivesMedPage Today Feature Story
- Treatment programs lack standard care opioid addictionAxios
- The opioid epidemic is surging among Black people because of unequal access to treatmentScientific American
- Federal embeds take on homelessnessPolitico
- We have treatments for opioid addiction that work. So why is the problem getting worse?Vox
- $11M for North Carolina work-based rehab raises concernsKFF Health News
- A $30 million gift to build an addiction treatment center. Then staffers had to run it.KFF Health News
- Addiction harm reductionNew York Times
- Faith healing should not be mainstream treatment for addictionNew York Times
- We need more meds, not beds, to help people recovering from addictionScientific American
2019
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Access to office-based buprenorphine treatment in areas with high opioid-related mortality: an audit study
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Awards3
- Best of 2019 (Editor-selected, top 10 of the year)Annals of Internal Medicine
- Highest Impact Publications (2019-2020)American Society of Addiction Medicine
- Best of Annual Research Meeting (Behavioral Health Theme, 2019)AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
Cited in policy & guidance2
- Access to Treatment for Opioid Use DisorderThe Oxford Handbook of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder
- Report to Congress: Utilization Management of Medication-Assisted Treatment in Medicaid (October 2019)Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC)
Media8
- Study: Heroin users in Ohio face barriers to addiction treatmentNPR (WOSU): Morning Edition
- Researchers pose as heroin users to find treatment gapsAssociated Press
- Secret shopper hospitalNew York Times
- In states with most overdose deaths, poor patients struggle to find treatmentReuters
- Patients WHO want to use Suboxone for addiction can have trouble getting it, study findsNPR (WBUR)
- Access to office-based buprenorphine treatment in areas with high rates of opioid-related mortality: An audit studyRAND Policy Brief
- Many buprenorphine prescribers not offering new appointmentsHealthDay
- America's response to addiction relies on fixing this websiteCNN News
Editorial1
- Role of an Accurate Treatment Locator and Cash-Only Practices in Access to Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorders. Annals of Internal Medicine. 2019;171(1):58-59.
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Buprenorphine Prior Authorization Removal: Low Hanging Fruit in the Opioid Overdose Crisis
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Cited in policy & guidance1
- A Consensus Study Report: Opportunities to Improve Opioid Use Disorder and Infectious Disease ServicesThe National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
2018
2017
Manuscripts in Preparation and Under Review
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Residential Addiction Treatment Access Equity: Effects of the Medicaid Section 1115 SUD IMD Waiver
Awards2
- Best Student/Postdoc Abstract 2024Mental Health and Substance Use Research Interest Group, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
- Best Student-Led Abstract 2024State Health Research and Policy Interest Group, AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting
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Clinician Supply, Market Structure, and Primary Care Access: A National Audit
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Substance Use Treatment Facilities Not Admitting Patients Taking Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
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Variation in Urine Drug Testing Among Patients Starting Buprenorphine
Reports, Commentary, and Invited Publications
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Call for Action: Inpatient Psychiatry Treatment Programs Must Step Up to Integrate Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
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Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment: The Authors Reply
Commentary & response2
- King C, Beetham T, Smith N, Englander H, Button D, Brown PCM, Hadland SE, Bagley SM, Wright OR, PT Korthuis, Cook R. Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment in the US: Uneven Access, Waitlists, and High Costs. Health Affairs. 2024;43(1):64-71.
- Danovitch I, Fortuna L, Gomez-Luna S, Metz P, Waller C. Adolescent Residential Addiction Treatment. Health Affairs. 2024;43(7):1052.
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Evidence Based Strategies for Abatement of Harms from the Opioid Epidemic
Cited in policy & guidance8
- Opioid Litigation Proceeds Act of 2022Attorney General for the District of Columbia, Testimony on B24-0952
- South Carolina's Guide to Approved Uses for Investing Opioid Settlement FundsSouth Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services
- Nevada Opioid Needs Assessment and Statewide Plan 2022State of Nevada Department of Health and Human Services
- Opioid Settlement Funds State BriefAmerican Society of Addiction Medicine
- Government-Listed Resource: VirginiaOffice of the Attorney General
- Government-Listed Resource: ColoradoOffice of the Attorney General
- Government-Listed Resource: MaineOffice of the Attorney General
- Government-Listed Resource: COSSUPBureau of Justice Assistance