OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Journal of Drug Issues is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Retail Drug Trade, Effects on Neighbourhoods, and Sellers’ Navigational Strategies: Accounts of Nigerian Dealers	13
A Preliminary Study Examining Self-Reported Invincibility, Alcohol Problems, and the Nonmedical Use of Prescription Stimulants in College Students	11
Coaching and Doping: A Test of Situational Action Theory	10
Descriptive Drinking Norms and Alcohol-Related Negative Consequences: A Moderated Mediation Model Involving Drinking Quantity and Protective Behavioral Strategies	10
Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders in South Africa: A Narrative Review	10
Police officer Perspectives on a Pre-booking Diversion Program for People who use Drugs in Philadelphia	9
Improving the Recruitment and Retention of Counselors in Rural Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs	9
Reviewing the Impact of the Opioid Overdose Epidemic on the Mental Wellbeing of First Responders	9
The Spiral of Positive Feedback: Go-Along Interviews About Adolescents’ Perceptions of and Reactions to Alcohol Posts on Social Media	9
Motivations for Methamphetamine (Mkpurummiri) Use and Consequences Among Nigerian Users	9
Drug Legalization, Elite Support, and Government Effectiveness in Latin America	8
Are Illicit Drugs a Driving Force for Cryptomarket Leadership?	8
Loss or Theft of Controlled Substances Declared to Health Canada From 2014 to 2018: A Retrospective Study	8
The Significance of School-based Programs, School-based Activities, and Community-Based Activities Against Marijuana Use Among Adolescents	8
Risk Factors Associated with Simultaneous Use of Alcohol and Prescription Opioids Among Young Adults in Michigan	8
Dosage Effects of Anti-prescription Opioid Risk Narratives, Prescription Opioid Misuse Experience, Risk Perceptions, and Message Processing	8
“I Like the Vibes It Gives”: Adolescent Perspectives on Cannabis Billboards and Print Advertising in Nevada	8
Parent-child Relations, Religiousness, and Adolescent Substance Use Disorders	7
Service Providers’ Perceptions of Substitute Addictions in the Western Cape, South Africa	7
Bridging the Divide: Exploring Nonprofits’ Perceptions of Cannabis Philanthropy in the Changing Legal Landscape of the United States	6
Improving Harm Reduction Services: A Qualitative Study on the Perspectives of Highly Marginalized Persons Who Inject Drugs in Montreal	6
Neurocognitive Functions in Opioid Dependence: Comparisons Between Opioid Categories	6
Exploring Experiences of Drink and Needle Spiking Incidents Among Global Drug Survey Respondents from 22 Countries	5
Modeling the System of Beliefs That Affect Driving Under the Influence of Cannabis and Alcohol in Washington State	5
Cannabis Use, Use Motives and Cannabis Use Disorder Among Berlin College Students	5

Who is in, for How Long and What for. Exploring the Social Dimension of Cannabis Social Clubs in Barcelona, 2017-2020	5
Challenges and Prescriptions for Homeless Drug Users’ Social Reintegration; An Experience of Partnerships Between Iran and Europe NGOs	5
HCV Medication Receipt Among Individuals With Methamphetamine, Opioid, and Alcohol Use Disorders in Arkansas, 2018–2022: A Long Road Ahead for HCV Elimination in the US South	5
Factors Associated With Recovery Housing Availability for Individuals Involved in the Carceral System	4
Frequency of Methamphetamine Use in Patients Admitted to an Addiction Center and Clinical Factors Associated With Methamphetamine Use	4
Assessing the Relationships Between COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Orders and Opioid Overdoses in the State of Pennsylvania	4
Effects and Toxicity of Hallucinogenic New Psychoactive Substances From the Perspectives of e-Psychonauts	4
How Social Media Stigmatizes Substance Use: A Trend Analysis Examining a Politicized Visit to a Pediatric Hospital Unit	4
Examining Childhood Behavior Problems as Predictors of Alcohol Dependency in Emerging Adulthood: A Latent Class Analysis Approach	4
Court-Mandated Treatment Outcomes for Prescribed Opioid Use Disorder: A Gender Based Study	4
Drug Use Stigma and Public Preferences for Public Health Versus Legal System Responses	4
COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake and Attitudes Within Two Cohorts of Younger Adult Cannabis Users	4
Adolescent Protective Factors for Preventing Electronic Cigarette Use	4
Alcohol Use Disorder Among Textile Workers: Evidence from Ethiopia	4
Pandemic Procedures: Adapting Problem-Solving Court (PSC) Operations and Treatment Protocols During COVID-19	3
Upstream Approaches to Addressing Prescription Stimulant Misuse and Diversion: Exploring Perspectives of College Students Who Misuse and Divert	3
Cannabis Consumption Among Adults Aged 55–65 in Canada, 2018–2021	3
Neighborhood Ecological Models of Alcohol Outlet Density and Male–on–Female Domestic Violence: Accounting for Adjacent Place and Neighborhood Characteristics	3
Predictors of Early-Onset Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risks for Substance Use Disorder Symptoms in Young Adulthood	3
Opioid Literacy Among African Americans Living in Rural Alabama: Findings From a Social Determinants of Health (SDH) Framework	3
Controlled Delivery of Illegal Drug Parcels in Scotland: Does Policing Practice Align With a Public Health Approach Focused on Drug-Related Harm?	3
‘Making Ground’: An Ethnography of ‘Living With’ Harmful Methamphetamine Use and the Plurality of Recovery	3
Physical and Social Drinking Contexts Changes Due to the Lockdown During the COVID-19 Pandemic Modified Alcohol Consumption in a Sample of Argentine College Students	3
Substance Involvement and Probation Outcomes: Evidence From a Cohort Study	3
CBD Oil as a Miracle Drug: A Thematic Analysis of Caregivers’ Attitudes and Practices Towards Cannabidiol in Dementia Treatment	3
Feigning Symptoms to Obtain Prescription Stimulants: A Vignette-Based Study on Its Conditions	3
Using Cannabis to Cope With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder After Sexual Assault: Toward a Phenomenological Understanding	2
Medications for Opioid Use Disorder in the Criminal/Legal System: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes Among Rural Community-Based Stakeholders	2
Drug Legalization and Decriminalization Beliefs Among Individuals with and without a History of Substance Use	2
“He was Drugged up on Something...” Portrayals of Drugs and Violence on Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) as System Justification	2
Implementing Harm Reduction-Based Medical Assistance via an Online Platform for People Who Use Drugs in Russia: A Qualitative Study	2
Reframing Powerlessness in the Addiction Recovery Process	2
Motives, Frequency, and Consequences of Cannabis Use Among College Students	2
A Latent Profile Analysis of Substance Use and Post-Traumatic Stress on Substance Use Treatment Outcomes Among People Involved with the Justice System	2
Supervisor Undermining, Social Isolation and Subordinates’ Problematic Drinking: The Role of Depression and Perceived Drinking Norms	2
Deviant Peer Association as a Predictor of Development of Risk for Selling Illicit Drugs: Are Effects Age-Graded?	2
Context of Substance Use: Harm Reduction and Safer Supply	2
Exploring the Intersection of Drug Addiction and Mental Ill-Health in Scottish Prisons: A Qualitative Study of Incarcerated Men	2
Strong Control and Weak Service: Enforcing Drug Treatment in China	2
Factors Influencing Attitudes Towards Safer Supply Programs for People Who Use Drugs: Findings From an Atlantic Canadian Province	2
Social Media Marketing Practices of Illinois Recreational Cannabis Dispensaries in the First Year of Legal Sales: Product Promotions, Branding, and Price Promotions	2
Screening Incarcerated Women for Opioid Use Disorder	2
Frequent Use of Contingency Management and Opioid Treatment Programs that Provide Treatment for More than Only Opioid Use Disorder	2
A Feasibility and Acceptability Study Using Ecological Momentary Assessment to Evaluate Drug Use Patterns Among Midwestern People Who Use Drugs	2
Risk Factors Associated With Driving After Cannabis Use Among Canadian Young Adults	2
A Comparison of HIV Knowledge, Sex Risk Reduction, HIV Services & Testing, and Risk Reduction Skills in the WaySafe and StaySafe Interventions	2
Motives Linking Subclinical Psychopathy and Benign Masochism to Recreational Drug use	2
A Model for Predicting the Class of Illicit Drug Suspects and Offenders	1
The Role of the Social Network in Fatal Opioid Overdose Prevention: The Former Opioid User’s Perspective	1
Cascade of Care in the Legal System: Best Practices and Goals for Agencies Providing Care to Patients Concurrently Navigating Substance Use Disorders and Criminal Legal Involvement	1

Evaluating a Tobacco-free Policy Intervention in Residential Substance Use Disorder Programs	1
Social Network Ties and Responses to COVID-19 Among E-Cigarette Users	1
Crime in a Time of Cannabis: Estimating the Effect of Legalizing Marijuana on Crime Rates in Colorado and Washington Using the Synthetic Control Method	1
New Challenges and Opportunities for Opioid Agonist Treatment Access and Retention: A Scoping Review	1
Motivations for Change in Drug Addiction Recovery: Turning Points as the Antidotes to the Pains of Recovery	1
Examining Recovery Status Trends over 7-Years for Men and Women Clients of a Substance Use Disorder Recovery Housing Program	1
Trauma Informed Care (TIC) Interventions for Populations Experiencing Addiction and/or Homelessness: A Scoping Review of Outcomes	1
‘I Should Have Known Better’: Adolescent Decision-Making, Alcohol Use, and Delinquency	1
“I Always Stay at My Friends’ Place”: How Peer Association Explains the Link Between Social Deprivation and Methamphetamine Use Intensity	1
Pilot Testing an Asynchronous Online Harm Reduction and Pharmacotherapy Stigma Reduction Training for Substance Use Treatment Professionals	1
The Social Web of Influence: Understanding the Contexts Driving Hashish Use Among Youth	1
Firearm Violence and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets: The Role of Outlet Characteristics and Distance	1
Program, Policy and Social Support Characteristics Associated With Rural vs. Urban Recovery Housing, 2018–2020	1
Experiences Administering Naloxone Among People in Different Social Roles: People Who Use Opioids and Family Members and Friends	1
COVID-19’s Impact on Substance Use and Well-Being of Younger Adult Cannabis Users in California: A Mixed Methods Inquiry	1
Recreational Nitrous Oxide Dosing and Administration and Its Use in Traffic: An Online Survey	1
Oral Health Among Illicit Drug Users in Northern Finland	1
Mechanisms for Expanding Harm Reduction for Opioid Use in Suburban and Rural U.S. Settings	1
Primary Purpose for Committing a Crime and Past-30 Day Opioid Misuse: A Statewide Sample of Justice-Involved Children	1
Perceived Normalization of Drug Trafficking and Adolescent Substance Use on the US–Mexico Border	1
The Relationship Between Social Support and Relapse Tendency Among Those Who Struggle With Drug Addiction: Multiple Mediators of Exercise Self-Efficacy and Health-Related Quality of Life	1
Risky Sexual Behaviours and Knowledge on Contraceptive Use and Family Planning Among Women Who Use Drugs (WWUDs) in Malaysia	1
Who Persists and Who Desists? A Prospective Study of Prescription Stimulant Misuse in College Graduates	1
Negative Consequences Related to Nonmedical Prescription Stimulant Use: Development and Psychometric Validation of the Prescription Stimulant Consequences Questionnaire	1
Motivators for Cannabis Use Among Young Adults in Outpatient Psychiatric Care: A Qualitative Study	1
Why Do University Students Smoke Tobacco? French Validity of Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives Among (non-) Daily Smokers and Associations With Psychological Variables	1
Chronic Pain and Prescription Opioid Use Among Socially Marginalized Nigerian Women: Exploring Supply Channels and Pathways to Misuse	1
“Boys are Allowed to be Drunk”: Exploring Gender Norms in Adolescents' Alcohol References Across Different Social Media Platforms and Message Types	1
Validity and Reliability of Four Instruments for E-Cigarette Dependence and Sensory Factors in E-Cigarette Use and Correlations Between These Measurements	1
Cannabis-Related Political Discourse on Twitter: A Mixed Methods Approach	1
The Role of Addiction Treatment in Building Recovery Capital: Findings From 2022 Life in Recovery Survey in Flanders, Belgium	1
Retracted: Longitudinal Study on Deterrent Effect of Drug-Induced Homicide Law on Opioid-Related Mortality Across 92 Counties and the District of Columbia in the U.S.	1
Injecting Alone. The Importance of Perceived Safety, Stigma and Pleasure for Solitary Injecting	1
Recovery Identity and Psychosocial-Spiritual Health: A Survey of Individuals in Remission From Substance Use Disorders	1