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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Doctor of Philosophy, Emory University
2013
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Engaging People Who Use Drugs in Harm Reduction Service Delivery: An Intravention to Reduce Risk of HIV, HCV, Overdose, and Injection-related Infections in Rural Appalachia
Young, A. (PI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Havens, J. (CoI), Knudsen, H. (CoI), Surratt, H. (CoI) & Thompson, K. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/30/24 → 8/31/26
Project: Research project
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Community Advisory Board Formation and Vending Machine Pilot: Eastern Kentucky
Young, A. (PI) & Moffitt, T. (CoI)
1/1/23 → 12/31/25
Project: Research project
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Covid 19: Dealers, Detectives, and People Who Use Drugs: Triangulating Perspectives to Understand COVID-19's Impact on the Rural Appalachian Drug Market and Mitigate Downstream Overdose Risk
Vickers-Smith, R. (PI), Thompson, K. (CoI) & Young, A. (CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8/15/22 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Kentucky Outreach Service Kiosk (KyOSK): Reducing HIV, HCV, and Overdose Risk in Rural Appalachia through Harm Reduction Kiosks
Young, A. (PI), Fallin-Bennett, A. (CoI), Fanucchi, L. (CoI), Freeman, P. (CoI), Havens, J. (CoI), Knudsen, H. (CoI) & Marks, K. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
8/15/22 → 6/30/27
Project: Research project
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Research Examining Factors Associated With the Opioid Crisis Among Underserved African Americans (REFOCUS)
Stevens-Watkins, D. (PI), Bush, H. (CoI), Leukefeld, C. (CoI), Oser, C. (CoI), Young, A. (CoI) & Hargons, C. (Former CoI)
National Institute on Drug Abuse
9/30/20 → 7/31/25
Project: Research project
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Assessing coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic impacts on the health of people who inject drugs using a novel data sharing model
Bradley, H., Luisi, N., Carter, A., Pigott, T. D., Abramovitz, D., Allen, S. T., Asher, A., Austin, C., Bartholomew, T. S., Baum, M., Board, A., Boodram, B., Borquez, A., Brookmeyer, K. A., Buchacz, K., Burnett, J., Cooper, H. L. F., Crepaz, N., Debeck, K. & Feinberg, J. & 24 others, , Mar 15 2025, In: AIDS. 39, 4, p. 434-447 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Injection-Related Infections and Self-treatment Practices Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia
Fanucchi, L. C., Havens, J. R., Fahmy, M. & Young, A. M., Apr 1 2025, In: Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 12, 4, ofaf197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Likelihood of using a harm reduction vending machine among rural people who inject drugs in Appalachian Kentucky
Young, A. M., Jahangir, T., Belton, I., Freeman, E. & Livingston, M. D., Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Drug Policy. 137, 104709.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Medicaid Policy and Hepatitis C Treatment Among Rural People Who Use Drugs
Stopka, T. J., Whitney, B. M., De Gijsel, D., Brook, D. L., Friedmann, P. D., Taylor, L. E., Feinberg, J., Young, A. M., Evon, D. M., Herink, M., Westergaard, R., Koepke, R., Havens, J. R., Zule, W. A., Delaney, J. A. & Pho, M. T., Feb 1 2025, In: Medical Care. 63, 2, p. 77-88 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rural houselessness among people who use drugs in the United States: Results from the National Rural Opioid Initiative
Ballard, A. M., Kesich, Z., Crane, H. M., Feinberg, J., Friedmann, P. D., Go, V. F., Jenkins, W. D., Korthuis, P. T., Miller, W. C., Pho, M. T., Seal, D. W., Smith, G. S., Stopka, T. J., Westergaard, R. P., Zule, W. A., Young, A. M. & Cooper, H. L., Jan 1 2025, In: Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 266, 112498.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Scopus citations