Research

PUBLICATIONS

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Rojas, F. L., Bethel, V., Gupta, S., Steuart, S. R., Bradford, W. D., Abraham, A. J. (2025) “Cannabis Laws and Opioid Utilization Among Commercially Insured Patients with Cancer Diagnoses in the United States” JAMA Health Forum.

Steuart, S. R., Bethel, V., and Bradford, W. D. (2025) “Cannabis Legalization and Pediatric Cannabis Exposure – Evidence from America’s Poison Centers” Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Estrada M. A. G., Steuart, S. R., Andrews, C., Grogan, C., Hinds, O., Lawler, E., Peterson, L., Lozano-Rojas, F., Westlake, M., Wing, C., Abraham, A. J. (2025) “Relationship between Medicaid coverage design and receipt of medication for alcohol use disorder (MAUD): Probability of receipt increases based on comprehensiveness of plan” Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports.

Steuart, S. R., Estrada M. A. G., Andrews, C., Grogan, C., Hinds, O., Lawler, E., Peterson, L., Lozano-Rojas, F., Westlake, M., Wing, C., Abraham, A. J. (2025) “Medicaid MCO Plan Coverage and Diagnosis and Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence from Plan Assignment in Kentucky Medicaid” Health Affairs Scholar.

Steuart, S. R., Abraham, A., and Bethel, V. (2025). “Adolescent Opioid-Related Exposures Before and During COVID-19” Journal of Adolescent Health.

Steuart, S. R. (2024). “The Impact of Adding Cannabis to Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMPs) on Physician Prescribing Behavior” Health Economics.

Steuart, S. R., Lozano-Rojas, F., Bethel, V., Shone, H., Abraham, A. (2024) “Recreational cannabis laws and pain prescriptions in the privately insured” Cannabis.

Steuart, S. R. and Bradford, W. D. (2024) “The association between medical cannabis laws and flows of opioids by dosage strength to US pharmacies – Evidence from detailed ARCOS data, 2006-2014” Contributions in Health Economic Analysis.

Abraham, A., Steuart, S. R., Lawler, E., Shone, H., Adams, G.B. (2024) “Concurrent Prescription Fills of Opioids and Benzodiazepines Among Postpartum Women During COVID-19” AJPM Focus.

Adams, G.B., Steuart, S. R., Lawler, E., Abraham, A., Shone, H. (2024) “Comparison of Postpartum Anxiety and Depression Diagnoses and Prescriptions Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic” Archives of Women’s Mental Health.

Steuart, S. R., Lawler, E. C., Adams, G. B., Shone, H., and Abraham, A. (2023). “Comparison of Postpartum Opioid Prescriptions Before vs During the COVID-19 Pandemic” JAMA Network Open.

Steuart, S. R. (2022). “State Variation in U.S. Medical Cannabis Limits, Restrictions, and Therapeutic Cannabis Dosing” Cannabis.

Publications in Revision

Abraham, A., Steuart, S. R., Harris, S. J., Bethel, V. “Older Adult Opioid Poisonings Before and During COVID-19” (Health Science Reports)

WORKING PAPERS

“Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Opioid Use Disorder Diagnosis and Treatment in Medicaid” (with Carrie Fry)

“The Impact of Medicaid MCO Plan Coverage on Patient Success in the OUD Cascade of Care” (with Colleen Grogan, Amanda Abraham, Christina Andrews)

“The Role of Medical School Training and Cannabis Law Permissiveness on Prescribing Behaviors and Non-Medical Cannabis Consumption” (with Rhet Smith and Danielle Atkins)

“Extreme Weather Events Disrupt the Flow of Opioids and Opioid Use Disorder Medications” (with Scott Langford)

“Impact of State Policies on the Treatment of OUD in Adolescents Covered By Medicaid” (with Carrie Fry)