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Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

2021. Buer, Lesly-Marie, Bayla Ostrach, and Genoa Clark. “There are No ‘Addicted’ Babies in Appalachia: Mindfully Approaching Regional Substance Use.” Journal of Appalachian Studies 27(1): 89-105.
2021. Clapp, Lindy, Samuel Conner, David Fonseca, Carrie Jones, Meghan Williams, and Lesly-Marie Buer. “Appreciating Contributions More Than Celebrating Resilience: Reflections on the Disclosure of Substance Use in Appalachia.” International Journal of Drug Policy 98.
2020. Ostrach, Bayla; Lesly-Marie Buer; Sam Armbruster; Hillary Brown; Gariann Yochym; Nickolas Zaller. "COVID-19 and Rural Harm Reduction Challenges in the U.S. Southern Mountains.” The Journal of Rural Health: In press.
2016. Buer, Lesly-Marie; Carl G. Leukefeld; Jennifer R. Havens. "'I’m Stuck': Women’s Navigations of Prescription Drug Misuse in Central Appalachia." North American Dialogue 19(2): 70-84.
2014. Buer, Lesly-Marie; Jennifer R. Havens; Carl G. Leukefeld. "Does the New Formulation of OxyContin Deter Misuse? A Qualitative Analysis." Substance Use and Misuse 49(6): 770-774.
2013. Buer, Lesly-Marie. "Substance Abuse Treatment: Maintaining the Status Quo?" Anthropologies 17.
2012. Clevenger, Lesly-Marie; Susan Dreisbach; Jean N. Scandlyn; John Brett. "Access to Catch-Up HPV Vaccination among Latina University Students."  Human Organization 71(1): 44-53.
2011. Clevenger, Lesly-Marie; Jennifer Pyrzanowski; C. Robinette Curtis; Sheana Bull; Lori A. Crane; Jennifer C. Barrow; Allison Kempe; Matthew F. Daley. "Parents’ Acceptance of Adolescent Immunizations Outside of the Traditional Medical Home."  Journal of Adolescent Health 49(2): 133-140.

Popular Works

2019. Buer, Lesly-Marie. "Overdosing in Appalachia." Boston Review Forum 9 (44.1): 90-99.

Book Chapters

2022. Buer, Lesly-Marie, Bayla Ostrach, Sam Armbruster, and Erin Major. “Mapping Silenced Spaces during Increased Overdose and COVID-19: Opportunities for Danger and Harm Reduction in Southern Appalachia.” In COVID-19 and a World of Ad Hoc Geographies. Edited by Stanley D. Brunn and Donna Gilbreath. New York, NY: Springer Publishing.
2015. Buer, Lesly-Marie. "Is there a Prescription Drug “Epidemic” in Appalachian Kentucky?: Media Representations and Implications for Women who Misuse Prescription Drugs." Recovery, Renewal, Reclaiming: Anthropological Research toward Healing. Lindsey King, ed. Pp. 85-116. Newfound Press: Knoxville, TN.

Reviews

2020. Buer, Lesly-Marie. "Review: Timely Release of an Updated Classic Study on Black Lung." 100 Days in Appalachia, November 12.
2014. Buer, Lesly-Marie. "Film Review: Oxyana." Journal of Appalachian Studies 20(1): 89-91.