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Yamilka Stivers Data-verified

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Researcher

University of Arkansas

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-04-01

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2 h-index 4 pubs 120 cited

Research Areas

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Yamilka Stivers investigates the diversion and non-medical use of pharmaceutical substances, with a focus on law enforcement perspectives and regulatory data. Her research examines gabapentin and pharmaceutical stimulants, analyzing trends from 2002 to 2022 using national samples of law enforcement and regulatory agencies. Stivers has published four papers and has been cited 120 times, with an h-index of 2. She has collaborated with Mance E. Buttram and Samantha Robinson, both from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, on multiple publications. Her recent work explores the experiences of law enforcement with gabapentin and provides data on pharmaceutical stimulant diversion from 2002-2022.

Metrics

h-index: 2
Publications: 4
Citations: 120

Selected Publications

Pharmaceutical stimulant diversion, 2002–2022: data from a national sample of law enforcement and regulatory agencies in the US (2025)

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Pharmaceutical Stimulant Diversion, 2002-2022: Data from a National Sample of Law Enforcement and Regulatory Agencies (2025)

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Law enforcement experiences with gabapentin: non-medical use, diversion, and state controlled substances laws (2023)

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Collaboration Network

6 Collaborators 3 Institutions 1 Country

Top Collaborators

Mance E. Buttram University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications

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Matthew S. Ellis Washington University in St. Louis (US) 2 shared publications

M. M. Ahsan Virginia Commonwealth University (US) 2 shared publications

Samantha Robinson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US) 1 shared publication

Matthew Ellis Washington University in St. Louis (US) 1 shared publication

Samantha Robinson University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication

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