April M. Young

Also affiliated with Kentucky Department for Public Health

Medicine

Pilot corpus only

This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Driven by 34 papers. Top paper: “Community engagement to implement evidence-based practices in the HEALing communities study”.

Community engagement to implement evidence-based practices in the HEALing communities study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2020)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108326

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2.4DataRank · unranked

119 citations

Bruce D. Rapkin, April M. Young, Bridget Freisthler, LaShawn Glasgow, Timothy Hunt +14 more

Rapid jail-based implementation of overdose education and naloxone distribution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic

Health & Justice(2024)10.1186/s40352-024-00283-8

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0.558DataRank · unranked

11 citations

Margaret McGladrey, Marisa Booty, Hilary L. Surratt, Hannah K. Knudsen, Patricia R. Freeman +7 more

Recent Increase in Methamphetamine Use in a Cohort of Rural People Who Use Drugs: Further Evidence for the Emergence of Twin Epidemics

Frontiers in Psychiatry(2022)10.3389/fpsyt.2021.805002

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0.494DataRank · unranked

26 citations

Hannah K. Knudsen, Justin C. Strickland, April M. Young, Shanna Babalonis, Michelle R. Lofwall +2 more

Kentucky Outreach Service Kiosk (KyOSK) Study protocol: a community-level, controlled quasi-experimental, type 1 hybrid effectiveness study to assess implementation, effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a community-tailored harm reduction kiosk on HIV, HCV and overdose risk in rural Appalachia

BMJ Open(2024)10.1136/bmjopen-2024-083983

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0.379DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Jennifer R. Havens, Hannah L. F. Cooper, Amanda Fallin‐Bennett, Laura Fanucchi, Patricia R. Freeman +13 more

Syringe reuse among people who inject drugs in rural Appalachian Kentucky

International Journal of Drug Policy(2024)10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104422

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0.241DataRank · unranked

4 citations

Grayson K. Fuller, Melvin D. Livingston, Edward Augustus Freeman, Laura Fanucchi, Amanda Fallin‐Bennett +3 more

Eliminating hepatitis C in a rural Appalachian county: protocol for the Kentucky Viral Hepatitis Treatment Study (KeY Treat), a phase IV, single-arm, open-label trial of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for the treatment of hepatitis C

BMJ Open(2021)10.1136/bmjopen-2020-041490

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0.181DataRank · unranked

2 citations

Takako Schaninger, Hannah Fraser, Michelle R. Lofwall, Michele Staton, April M. Young +4 more

Preferences for harm reduction vending machine design among rural people who use drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports(2025)10.1016/j.dadr.2025.100391

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Tasfia Jahangir, Susan Westneat, Chelsi Cheatom, Amanda Fallin‐Bennett, Laura Fanucchi +9 more

Peer-based Retention Of people who Use Drugs in Rural Research (PROUD-R2): a multisite, randomised, 12-month trial to compare efficacy of standard versus peer-based approaches to retain rural people who use drugs in research

BMJ Open(2022)10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064400

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8 citations

Kathryn E. Lancaster, Sarann Bielavitz, Miriam Elman, Ryan Cook, Gillian Leichtling +14 more

Online Partner Seeking and Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex With Men From Small and Midsized Towns: Cross-sectional Study

JMIR Formative Research(2022)10.2196/35056

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0DataRank · unranked

14 citations

April Ballard, Ian W. Holloway, April M. Young, Vira Pravosud

Capacity for sustainment of recently established syringe service programs in Appalachian Kentucky: The central role of staff champions

Drug and Alcohol Review(2022)10.1111/dar.13436

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4 citations

Skylar Gross, Emma Klein, Monica Fadanelli, April Ballard, Scott Lockard +4 more

Extent and implications of omitted ties on network measures in a longitudinal social network survey of people who use drugs

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2022)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2022.109554

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4 citations

Abby E. Rudolph, Patrick J. Ward, Jennifer R. Havens, April M. Young, Elizabeth Upton

Recent Incarceration, Substance Use, Overdose, and Service Use Among People Who Use Drugs in Rural Communities

JAMA Network Open(2023)10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42222

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0DataRank · unranked

34 citations

P. Todd Korthuis, Elizabeth Needham Waddell, Canyon Foot, Caitlin Conway, Heidi M. Crane +10 more

Houselessness and syringe service program utilization among people who inject drugs in eight rural areas across the USA: a cross-sectional analysis

Harm Reduction Journal(2023)10.1186/s12954-023-00892-w

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0DataRank · unranked

21 citations

Dylan Falk, Harris Munger Greenwood, Paige Gugerty, Judith Feinberg, Peter D. Friedmann +13 more

Latent Class Analysis of Online Platforms for Partner-Seeking and Sexual Behaviors Among Men Who Have Sex with Men from Central Kentucky

AIDS and Behavior(2023)10.1007/s10461-023-04210-0

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

April Ballard, Ian W. Holloway, April M. Young, Vira Pravosud

Willingness to utilize a mobile treatment unit in five counties at the epicenter of the US rural opioid epidemic

Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment(2023)10.1016/j.josat.2023.209262

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Melvin D. Livingston, April M. Young, Patricia R. Freeman, Umedjon Ibragimov, Kelli A. Komro +5 more

Barriers to opioid use disorder treatment among people who use drugs in the rural United States: A qualitative, multi-site study

Social Science & Medicine(2024)10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.116660

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0DataRank · unranked

49 citations

Angela T. Estadt, Gillian Leichtling, J.C. Schleicher, L. Sarah Mixson, John Bresett +10 more

Rural houselessness among people who use drugs in the United States: Results from the National Rural Opioid Initiative

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2024)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.112498

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Zora Kesich, Heidi M. Crane, Judith Feinberg, Peter D. Friedmann, Vivian F. Go +12 more

Barriers to Healthcare and Social Service Utilization Among Rural Older Adults Who Use Drugs

Journal of Applied Gerontology(2024)10.1177/07334648241258018

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5 citations

Sandra Tilmon, Joshua M. Landman, Drake Seibert, David C. Colston, Ryan P. Westergaard +14 more

Examining the social and behavioral dynamics of substance use in a longitudinal network study in rural Appalachia

Addictive Behaviors(2024)10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108060

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Joseph LaRocca, Abby E. Rudolph, April M. Young, Jennifer R. Havens, Elizabeth Upton

Rapid Jail-Based Implementation of Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2024)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2023.110186

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Margaret McGladrey, Marisa Booty, Hilary L. Surratt, Hannah K. Knudsen, Patricia W. Freeman +7 more

Likelihood of using a harm reduction vending machine among rural people who inject drugs in Appalachian Kentucky

International Journal of Drug Policy(2025)10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.104709

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0DataRank · unranked

10 citations

Tasfia Jahangir, Imani Belton, Edward Augustus Freeman, Melvin D. Livingston, April M. Young

Discreet but accessible: a qualitative study with people who use drugs and service staff about the optimal design of a harm reduction vending machine in rural Kentucky

Harm Reduction Journal(2025)10.1186/s12954-025-01222-y

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8 citations

April M. Young, Hannah K. Knudsen, Chelsi Cheatom, Hannah L. F. Cooper, Rachel M. Marschke

Injection-Related Infections and Self-treatment Practices Among People Who Inject Drugs in Rural Appalachia

Open Forum Infectious Diseases(2025)10.1093/ofid/ofaf197

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5 citations

Jennifer R. Havens, M. F. M. Fahmy, April M. Young, Laura Fanucchi

“I'm tired of seeing my friends die”: Barriers and facilitators to participating in clinical trials among rural people who use drugs in the United States

The Journal of Rural Health(2025)10.1111/jrh.70009

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2 citations

Angela T. Estadt, Madison N. Enderle, Todd P. Korthuis, April M. Young, Kathryn E. Lancaster

Navigating Hepatitis C care: Knowledge gaps and access barriers among young women who inject drugs in rural Appalachia

PLoS ONE(2025)10.1371/journal.pone.0331849

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1 citations

Renee McDowell, Anyssa Wright, Kathleen L. Egan, Christina S. Meade, April M. Young +4 more

Serious Bacterial Infections and Hepatitis C Virus Among People Who Inject Drugs: A Syndemic or Intertwined Epidemics?

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease(2025)10.3390/tropicalmed10010017

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1 citations

Robin M. Nance, L. Sarah Mixson, Hunter Spencer, Judith I. Tsui, Judith Leahy +15 more

Preferences for clinical trial participation among people who use drugs in rural Oregon and Appalachian Ohio

Drug and Alcohol Dependence(2025)10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112894

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0DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Caroline Koudelka, Miriam Elman, Madison N. Enderle, Sarann Bielavitz, Angela T. Estadt +4 more

Medicaid Policy and Hepatitis C Treatment Among Rural People Who Use Drugs

UNC Libraries(2025)10.17615/a656-yv73

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

Donna M. Evon, Lynn E. Taylor, David de Gijsel, Mai T. Pho, Megan C. Herink +11 more

Buprenorphine dispensing in an epicenter of the U.S. opioid epidemic: A case study of the rural risk environment in Appalachian Kentucky

International Journal of Drug Policy(2020)10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102701

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116 citations

David H. Cloud, Patricia R. Freeman, Monica Fadanelli, Travis Green, Connor Van Meter +4 more

Modeling the role of incarceration in HCV transmission and prevention amongst people who inject drugs in rural Kentucky

International Journal of Drug Policy(2020)10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102707

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0DataRank · unranked

28 citations

Hannah Fraser, April M. Young, Jennifer R. Havens, Peter Vickerman, Jack Stone

Longitudinal trends in nonmedical prescription opioid use in a cohort of rural Appalachian people who use drugs

Preventive Medicine(2020)10.1016/j.ypmed.2020.106194

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0DataRank · unranked

9 citations

Hannah K. Knudsen, April M. Young, Michelle R. Lofwall, Sharon Walsh, Jennifer R. Havens

A cross-sectional survey of potential factors, motivations, and barriers influencing research participation and retention among people who use drugs in the rural USA

Trials(2021)10.1186/s13063-021-05919-w

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15 citations

April M. Young, Miriam Elman, Sarann Bielavitz, Rhonda L. Alexander, Morgan Brown +4 more

A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Analysis Of Potential Factors, Motivations, And Barriers Influencing Research Participation And Retention Among People Who Use Drugs In The Rural United States

Research Square(2021)10.21203/rs.3.rs-614373/v1

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0DataRank · unranked

0 citations

April M. Young, Miriam Elman, Sarann Bielavtiz, Rhonda L. Alexander, Morgan Brown +4 more

‘You feel how you look’: Exploring the impacts of unmet water, sanitation, and hygiene needs among rural people experiencing homelessness and their intersection with drug use

PLOS Water(2022)10.1371/journal.pwat.0000019

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24 citations

Hannah L. F. Cooper, April M. Young, Bethany A. Caruso, April Ballard