Selected Publications

Powell D, Peet ED, Pacula RL: Understanding the Rise in Overdose Deaths Involving Opioids and Non-Opioid Prescription Drugs in the United States. International Journal of Drug Policy 141: 104104, 2025.

Allen LD, Pollini RA, Vaglienti R, Powell D: Opioid Prescribing Patterns After Imposition of Setting-Specific Limits on Prescription Duration. JAMA Health Forum 5(1): e234731, 2024.

Smart R, Powell D, Liccardo Pacula R, Peet ED, Abouk R, Davis CS: Investigating the Complexity of Naloxone Distribution: Which Policies Matter for Pharmacies and Potential Recipients. Journal of Health Economics 97: 102917, 2024.

Abouk R, Powell D: Ransomware Attacks, ED Visits and Inpatient Admissions in Targeted and Nearby Hospitals. JAMA 331(24): 2129-31, 2024.

Maestas N, Mullen KJ, Powell D: The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth, the Labor Force and Productivity. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics 15(2): 306-32, 2023.

Zingmond DS, Powell P, Jennings LA, Liang LJ, Escarce JJ, Parikh P, Wenger NS: Changes over Time in POLST Use and Content by Race and Ethnicity among California Nursing Home Residents. Journal of American Geriatrics Society 71(9): 2779-87, 2023.

Zingmond DS, Powell D, Jennings LA, Escarce JJ, Liang LJ, Parikh P, Wenger NS: Relationship of POLST to Hospitalization and ICU Care Among Nursing Home Residents in California. Journal of General Internal Medicine 38(16): 3535-40, 2023.

Abouk R, Ghimire K, Maclean JC, Powell D: Pain Management and Work Capacity: Evidence from Workers’ Compensation and Marijuana Legalization. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 42(3): 737-70, 2023.

Powell D, Shetty KD, Peet ED: Trends in Overdose Deaths involving Gabapentinoids and Z-Drugs in the United States. Drug and Alcohol Dependence 249: 109952, 2023.

Sacarny A, Avilova T, Powell D, Williamson I, Merrick W, Jacobson M: A Randomized Trial of Letters to Encourage Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Use and Safe Opioid Prescribing. Health Affairs 42(1): 140-49, 2023.