Addictive Behaviors

Papers
(The TQCC of Addictive Behaviors is 9. 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 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
Top-down and bottom-up attentional biases for smoking-related stimuli: Comparing dependent and non-dependent smokers288
Self-perceived impact of COVID-19 and risk behaviors among adolescents: Results from the HBSC 2021/22 study in 21 European countries160
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The interactive effect of anxiety sensitivity and negative smoking cessation cognitions on reductions in cigarette consumption during acute cessation111
Acute effects of exercise among individuals with schizophrenia who smoke cigarettes105
The reliability of attentional biases for gambling-related images in free-viewing eye-tracking paradigms81
Does the time to nicotine dependence vary by internalizing symptoms for young people who use e-cigarettes? An analysis of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study, (Waves 1–5; 201365
Associations between social media engagement and young adults’ subsequent onset of ENDS dependence symptoms one year later63
Gambling disorder in minority ethnic groups62
Decision-making and frontoparietal resting-state functional connectivity among impulsive-compulsive diagnoses. Insights from a Bayesian approach60
The effect of alcohol use disorder symptom and recovery narratives on problem-recognition: A randomized online trial59
Is psychological distress the key factor in the association between problematic social networking sites and poor sleep quality?58
Metacognitions as a predictor of problematic social media use and internet gaming disorder: Development and psychometric properties of the Metacognitions about Social Media Use Scale (MSMUS)57
Use of protective behavioral strategies and blackout experience among mandated college students57
Stealth vaping and associated attitudes, perceptions, and control beliefs among US college students across four tobacco-free campuses57
Value-based decision-making in regular alcohol consumers following experimental manipulation of alcohol value56
Differential psychopathological profile of male intimate partner violence perpetrators depending on Problematic alcohol use52
Tobacco withdrawal-induced changes in sensorimotor filtering as a predictor of smoking lapse in trauma-exposed individuals52
Social norms and problematic gaming among adolescents: The role of Internet use coping motives51
Sticking with it? Factors associated with exercise adherence in people with alcohol use disorder51
Examining the relationship between alcohol consumption, psychological distress and COVID-19 related circumstances: An Australian longitudinal study in the first year of the pandemic50
Assessing alcohol use in situ: Correlates of self-report vs. objective alcohol consumption49
Factors associated with changes in flavored tobacco products used: Findings from wave 2 and wave 3 (2014–2016) of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study48
Do emotion regulation and impulsivity differ according to gambling preferences in clinical samples of gamblers?48
Social comparison orientation and fear of missing out as mediators between self-concept clarity and problematic smartphone use43
A randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of combinations of ‘why to reduce’ and ‘how to reduce’ alcohol harm-reduction communications43
Characterizing the dimensions of positive emotion functioning in young adult alcohol use and alcohol-related problems43
The influence of perceived parental phubbing on adolescents’ problematic smartphone use: A two-wave multiple mediation model42
Association between relationship adaptation and Internet gaming disorder among first-year secondary school students in China: Mediation effects via social support and loneliness41
Associations of housing stress with later substance use outcomes: A systematic review41
A review of mathematical modeling of addiction regarding both (neuro-) psychological processes and the social contagion perspectives41
Influence of positive consequences on subsequent incentive ratings and drinking quantity39
The company you keep: The neglected role of affiliating with delinquent friends in the development of the cannabis-violence link38
Psychometric validation of the Chinese version of the desire thinking questionnaire in adolescent mobile phone users38
Mediating effect of craving on the impact of buprenorphine/naloxone and methadone treatment on opioid use: Results from a randomized controlled trial38
Relations among protective behavioral strategies, biological sex, and ADHD symptoms on alcohol use and related problems: Who benefits most, and from what type of strategy?38
Daily mindfulness homework completion is associated with reduced drinking during a mindfulness-enriched emotion regulation treatment for alcohol use disorder37
Preventing the transitions in poly-tobacco use among young adults: A latent transition analysis of a smoking reduction intervention trial37
Differentiating action from inaction: Longitudinal relations among impulsive personality traits, internalizing symptoms, and drinking behavior37
Alcohol and marijuana use predicting next-day absenteeism and engagement at school and work: A daily study of young adults36
In what settings and social contexts do young adults vape or smoke cannabis? Findings from a web-based diary pilot study36
Associations between insomnia symptoms and prescription opioid and benzodiazepine misuse in a nationally representative sample35
Was COVID-19 associated with increased cigarette purchasing, consumption, and smoking at home among US smokers in early 2020? Findings from the US arm of the International Tobacco Control (ITC) Four C35
Problematic gaming, psychiatric comorbidities, and adolescence: A systematic review of the literature34
Online racism, depressive and anxiety symptoms, coping-related drinking motives, and alcohol use severity among Black, Latina/o/x, and Asian emerging adults34
Time since initiation on current vaping among adolescents and associations with adverse health outcomes34
Correlates of e-cigarette use for smoking cessation among clients in residential substance use disorder treatment33
Posttraumatic stress and substance use among military veterans: Associations with distress intolerance and anxiety sensitivity33
Intranasal as needed naloxone in the treatment of gambling disorder: A randomised controlled trial33
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Analysis of participant-rated feasibility and acceptability of an online, theory-based pre-drinking behavioural intervention32
Correlates of youth Poly-E-Cigarette device use31
Benzodiazepine misuse and cigarette smoking status in US adults: Results from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2015–201831
Compositional associations of time spent in sleep, screen time, and physical activity with polysubstance use in adolescents31
Indirect effects of emotion regulation in the relationship between pain and cannabis use in adults 18–64 years31
The relationship between parental psychological control and problematic smartphone use in early Chinese adolescence: A repeated-measures study at two time-points30
Youth tobacco and cannabis use and co-use: Associations with daily exposure to tobacco marketing within activity spaces and by travel patterns30
Goal-directed and habitual decision making under stress in gambling disorder: An fMRI study30
Craving and emotional responses to trauma and cannabis cues in trauma-exposed cannabis users: Influence of PTSD symptom severity30
Illicit drug use and associated health risk behaviors among sexual minority youth29
Subtyping treatment-seeking gaming disorder patients29
Temporal directional relationship between problematic internet use and depressive symptoms among Japanese adolescents: A random intercept, cross-lagged panel model29
“I have no control over how much time I play” the metacognitions about online gaming scale: Evidence from a cross-cultural validation among Israeli adolescents29
The associations between attachment, self-esteem, fear of missing out, daily time expenditure, and problematic social media use: A path analysis model29
Theoretical components of smoking cessation interventions for persons with physical disabilities: A scoping review28
The effect of Varenicline and Bupropion on smoking cessation: A network meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials28
Prevalence and risk factors associated with psychostimulant use among Black individuals: A meta-analysis and systematic review28
Factors influencing perceptions of electronic cigarette and nicotine replacement therapy use among French smokers experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage: A latent class analysis27
Trends in vaping and smoking behavior before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: Beneficial and potentially detrimental changes27
Development of an individualized procedure to induce reward-related impulsivity and evaluating its impact on drinking control27
Associations between smoking history, baseline pain interference and symptom distribution, and physical function at discharge, in individuals seeking care for musculoskeletal pain27
Is less more? Dismantling imaginal retraining and examining the effects of psychoeducation and embodied cognition on craving and alcohol consumption in problem drinkers: A randomized controlled trial27
A motivational approach to understanding problematic smartphone use and negative outcomes in university students27
Profiles of alcohol and cannabis protective behavioral strategies use across two large, multi-site college student samples of concurrent alcohol and cannabis users26
Is smoking reduction and cessation associated with increased e-cigarette use? Findings from a nationally representative sample of adult smokers in Australia26
Exposure to Bupropion-SR vs. Placebo is associated with reductions in smoking among persons receiving methadone with no stated interest in smoking cessation26
Posttraumatic stress and pain-related anxiety among trauma-exposed adults with chronic pain in terms of opioid misuse and dependence26
How well do DSM-5 criteria measure alcohol use disorder in the general population of older Swedish adolescents? An item response theory analysis25
Sleep quality and duration as predictors of alcohol and cannabis use motives in daily life25
Correlates of smoking discarded cigarettes in a sample of low-income adults25
Taking alcohol from one’s parents’ home without permission as a risk factor for greater alcohol and marijuana use during the transition into college25
Association between cannabis use and nicotine use persistence among adolescents24
Cannabis use and neurocognitive performance at 13–14 Years-Old: Optimizing assessment with hair toxicology in the Adolescent brain cognitive development (ABCD) study23
Delaying Gratification’s role in the relationship between facets of mindfulness and substance use outcomes23
Factors associated with intentions to quit vaping and quit attempts among Adolescents: A structural equation modeling approach23
Daily-level associations between alcohol use cognitions and normative perceptions among adolescents: An intensive longitudinal study23
Substance use screening and rates of treatment referral among justice-involved youth23
Cryptocurrency trading, gambling and problem gambling22
Profiles of fear of missing out and their social media use among young adults: A six-month longitudinal study22
A latent class approach to understanding longitudinal sleep health and the association with alcohol and cannabis use during late adolescence and emerging adulthood22
How does health communication on social media influence e-cigarette perception and use? A trend analysis from 2017 to 202022
Potential risk and protective factors related to problematic social media use among adolescents in Iran: A latent profile analysis22
Unknown safety and efficacy of alcohol hangover treatments puts consumers at risk22
Peer-based recovery support services delivered at recovery community organizations: Predictors of improvements in individual recovery capital22
How to pin a compulsive behavior down: A systematic review and conceptual synthesis of compulsivity-sensitive items in measures of behavioral addiction22
Meme asset wagering: Perceptions of risk, overconfidence, and gambling problems21
Improving assessment and progress monitoring in alcohol use disorder: An implementation evaluation of the instant assessment and personalised feedback system (iAx)21
Intention to quit or reduce e-cigarettes, cannabis, and their co-use among a school-based sample of adolescents21
The mediating role of substance use motives in the relationship between personality dimensions and alcohol and drug use in adolescents and young adults with mild intellectual disabilities21
Disparities in the frequency of tobacco products use by sexual identity status21
Gender differences in the stress-buffering effects of mindfulness facets on substance use among low-income adolescents21
Emotional dysregulation among English-speaking Hispanic persons who smoke living in the United states21
Pandemic-related life changes and adolescent initiation of cannabis and tobacco/nicotine use21
Epilogue to the Special Issue on Predrinking and drinking game behaviors among adolescents and young adults in the United States and across the globe: Problems to be addressed in future predrinking re21
Internalizing problems are associated with initiation and past 30-Day use of flavored tobacco products21
Identifying high school smokers likely to persist in smoking at age 3121
Unravelling reciprocal effects among young adults’ binge drinking, stress, and anticipated regret20
License to look? The role of permissive beliefs, desire thinking, and self-control in predicting the use of social networking sites20
Gender self-concept and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women: Results from the Chicago health and life experiences of women (CHLEW) study20
Emotion dysregulation in relation to cannabis use and mental health among young adults20
The first day of smoking abstinence is more challenging for women than men: A meta-analysis and meta-regression across 12 low- and middle-income countries20
Examining proximity exposure in a social network as a mechanism driving peer influence of adolescent smoking20
Cannabis and alcohol co-use: The effects of intensity of cannabis use among heavy drinkers20
Cannabis retailer marketing strategies and regulatory compliance: A surveillance study of retailers in 5 US cities19
Longitudinal association between problematic smartphone use and sleep disorder among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 pandemic19
Device and liquid characteristics used with sweet, menthol/mint, and tobacco ENDS liquid flavors: The population-based VAPER study19
Young adult simultaneous alcohol and marijuana use: Between- and within-person associations with negative alcohol-related consequences, mental health, and general health across two-years19
Korean validation of the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire: Focusing on its factor structure and incremental validity19
Alcohol screening tools are not validated for use with transgender and non-binary people18
Factor analysis of a short form of the Protective Behavioral Strategies for Marijuana scale18
Psychometric properties and factor structure of the brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives among Spanish smokers from the general population18
Abnormal structural covariance networks in young adults with recent cannabis use18
Urgent need for treatment addressing co-use of tobacco and cannabis: An updated review and considerations for future interventions18
The effect of heavy smoking on retirement risk: A mendelian randomisation analysis18
Problematic pornography use and psychological distress: A longitudinal study in a large US sample17
Sensitivity and specificity of the CRAFFT to identify heavy cannabis use: Evidence from a large statewide adolescent sample17
Differing time trends for alcohol misuse and alcohol use disorder among Veteran men: A comparison of population surveillance and clinical data17
Separating problem gambling behaviors and negative consequences: Examining the factor structure of the PGSI17
Age-specific rates of onset of cannabis use in Mexico17
Big five personality traits, gaming motives, and regular and disordered gaming: A cross-national examination among college student gamers in seven countries17
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Co-use among confidants: An examination of polysubstance use and personal relationships in southeastern Nebraska17
Risk and protective factors for (internet) gaming disorder: A meta-analysis of pre-COVID studies17
Association between empathy and drinking among a community sample of heavy drinkers: Sex differences and neural correlates17
Is socioeconomic status related to youth e-cigarette use? Examining family affluence and sexual identity17
Tobacco consumption from the 1st trimester of pregnancy to 7 months postpartum: Effects of previous tobacco consumption, and depression and anxiety symptoms17
An examination of the role of social comparison orientation and social norms in drunkorexia engagement16
Between- and within-person associations of mobile gaming time and total screen time with sleep problems in young adults: Daily assessment study16
An exploration of multivariate symptom clusters of cannabis use disorder in young adults16
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Metacognitive beliefs and desire thinking as potential maintenance factors of compulsive sexual behavior16
Sex differences in the association between parental monitoring and substance use initiation among adolescents16
“I knew the effects the whole time.” Examination of facilitators and barriers to quit vaping among adolescents16
Constructing and negotiating boundaries of morally acceptable alcohol use: A discursive psychology of justifying alcohol consumption16
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Chronic pain acceptance: Relations to opioid misuse and pain management motives among individuals with chronic low back pain16
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Associations between blackout drinking and self-reported everyday cognition among young adults16
Prevalence of cannabis use, disorder, and medical card possession in U.S. military veterans: Results from the 2019–2020 National Health and Resilience in Veterans Study16
Correlates of using E-cigarettes with high nicotine concentrations among U.S. adults who exclusively vape E-cigarettes or dual use with cigarettes16
Correlates of adolescent sole-, dual- and poly-use of cannabis, vaped nicotine, and combusted tobacco16
Daily adherence to nicotine replacement therapy in low-income smokers: The role of gender, negative mood, motivation, and self-efficacy16
Understanding daily life experiences of women who smoke: The role of smoking-related weight control expectancies16
Combinations of electronic nicotine delivery system device and liquid characteristics among U.S. adults16
The buffering role of higher romantic relationship satisfaction on the association of hazardous drinking with PTSD and depression symptoms among female military service members/veterans15
Mental health correlates of quitting cigarette smoking in youth experiencing homelessness15
Mediational pathways of tobacco use among adult daily smokers with psychiatric symptoms in the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) survey15
Problem gambling within sexual and gender minorities: A systematic review15
Stemming the tide of youth E-cigarette use: Promising progress in the development and evaluation of E-cigarette prevention and cessation programs15
Editorial special issue addictive behaviors, networks, complexity and addictive behaviors15
Cannabis use disorder severity and sleep quality among undergraduates attending a Historically Black University15
State impulsivity amplifies urges without diminishing self-control15
Derived psychoactive cannabis product perceptions and use among a sample of US young adults15
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A preliminary investigation of the role of intraindividual sleep variability in substance use treatment outcomes15
Shyness and susceptibility to social influence: Stronger concordance between norms and drinking among shy individuals15
Cigarette and e-cigarette use trajectories and prospective prescription psychotherapeutic drug misuse among adolescents and young adults15
Who’s at greatest risk? Latent profiles of alcohol and cannabis use and related consequences among college students15
Longitudinal associations between adult-supervised drinking during adolescence and alcohol misuse from ages 25–31 years: A comparison of Australia and the United States15
Associations between nicotine product use and craving among stable daily and non-daily users14
Association of psychological distress with smoking cessation, duration of abstinence from smoking, and use of non-combustible nicotine-containing products: A cross-sectional population survey in Great14
Measurement invariance of the Marijuana Motives Measure among men and women using Stop Cannabis App14
Supporting people affected by problematic alcohol, substance use and other behaviours under pandemic conditions: A pragmatic evaluation of how SMART recovery Australia responded to COVID-1914
E-cigarette access and age verification among adolescents, young adults, and adults14
Long-term effects of alcohol consumption on anxiety in adults: A systematic review14
Correlates of tobacco product initiation among youth and young adults between waves 1–4 of the population assessment of tobacco and Health (PATH) study (2013–2018)14
Characteristics of drinking episodes associated with simultaneous alcohol and cannabis use among underage drinkers in the United States14
Delay discounting demonstrates lower impulsivity linked to a higher likelihood of succeeding at smoking cessation14
How the COVID-19 pandemic impacts tobacco addiction: Changes in smoking behavior and associations with well-being14
Exploring potential moderators of depressive symptoms and treatment outcomes among patients with opioid use disorder14
Sleep and alcohol use among young adult drinkers with Insomnia: A daily process model14
Effectiveness of smoking cessation interventions among pregnant women: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis14
Longitudinal associations between receiving E-cigarette price promotions and subsequent E-cigarette use among U.S. Young adult cigarette smokers14
Assessing parents’ motives for talking about alcohol with their emerging adult children14
State lockdown policies, mental health symptoms, and using substances14
Coping strategies as mediating mechanisms between adolescent polysubstance use classes and adult alcohol and substance use disorders13
Simultaneous use of marijuana and alcohol: Potential prevention targets among young adults who use alcohol13
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Loneliness and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of escape motivation and self-control13
Trends and correlates of cocaine use among adults in the United States, 2006–201913
Latent profiles of cannabis use, protective behavioral strategies, and health beliefs in college students13
The association between level of personality organization and problematic gaming: Anxiety, depression, and motivations for playing as mediators13
A speed-of-play limit reduces gambling expenditure in an online roulette game: Results of an online experiment13
A pilot randomised controlled trial of abrupt versus gradual smoking cessation in combination with vaporised nicotine products for people receiving alcohol and other drug treatment13
The desire thinking questionnaire-Persian version (DTQ-P) and its association with addictive behaviors in individuals with alcohol use disorder, nicotine dependence, and problematic social media use13
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Contingency management for smoking cessation among individuals with substance use disorders: In-treatment and post-treatment effects13
Emotion dysregulation, transdiagnostic vulnerabilities, and e-cigarette expectancies in a young adult sample12
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Symptoms of tobacco dependence among middle and high school tobacco users – Data from the 2019–2020 National Youth Tobacco Survey12
Cannabis and nicotine co-use among primary care patients in a state with legal cannabis access12
The longitudinal relationships between problematic smartphone use and anxiety symptoms among Chinese college students: A cross-lagged panel network analysis12
Who benefits from alcohol screening and brief intervention? A mini-review on socioeconomic inequalities with a focus on evidence from the United States12
Factorial validity of the problematic social media use scale among Chinese adults12
Anxiety as a predictor of the age of initiation of tobacco and cannabis use in adolescents and young adults12
How gambling problems relate to health and wellbeing in Australian households: Evidence from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia Survey12
An integrated dual process simulation model of alcohol use behaviours in individuals, with application to US population-level consumption, 1984–201212
Predictive validity of the original and expanded susceptibility scales for smokeless tobacco12
Drinking to cope and coping strategies in Deaf/Hard of hearing college students12
Youth mental health and nicotine vape use: The moderating role of rural-urban/suburban school environments12
The association between student loan debt and perceived socioeconomic status and problematic drinking and mental health symptoms: A preliminary investigation12
Self-reported perceived negative consequences of marijuana use among U.S. young adult users, 2008–201912
Prevalence and characteristics of co-occurrence of smoking and increasing-and-higher-risk drinking: A population survey in England12
Alternative combusted tobacco product and multiple tobacco product use among individuals with serious mental illness enrolled in a large pragmatic randomized controlled trial12
Alcohol-related consequences and the intention to seek care in treatment naïve women and men with severe alcohol use disorder12
Momentary versus retrospective reports of alcohol or cannabis use, sexual activity, and their co-occurrence12
The effects of alcohol and marijuana co-use patterns on intimate partner aggression perpetration12
Cross-sectional and longitudinal AUD symptom networks: They tell different stories12
What pandemic? A multisite study of drinking motives and drinking games participation among college students during a pandemic (COVID-19) academic year12
Perception and intention of using less harmful and less addictive hypothetical modified risk tobacco products among never tobacco users in the united states12
Distal and proximal risk factors of problematic cannabis use associated with psychotic-like experiences12
Intermediate stable states in substance use11
Validation of the tobacco, alcohol, prescription medication, and other substance use (TAPS) tool with the WHO alcohol, smoking, and substance Involvement screening test (ASSIST)11
Academic procrastination precedes problematic mobile phone use in Chinese adolescents: A longitudinal mediation model of distraction cognitions11
The impact of smoking on COVID-19-related mortality: a Brazilian national cohort study11
Assessing the association between e-cigarette use and cardiovascular disease: A meta-analysis of exclusive and dual use with combustible cigarettes11
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Changes in the harm perceptions of different types of tobacco products for youth and adults: Waves 1–5 of the population assessment of tobacco and health (PATH) study, 2013–201911
Trends in frequency of e-cigarette use among cancer patients and survivors in the United States, 2014–201811
A novel smoking cessation behavior based on quit attempts may identify new genes associated with long-term abstinence11
Recency measures matter: Variability in reported last use of tobacco and marijuana products among a nationally representative study of U.S. young adults11
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Age of onset of adolescent alcohol use with parental permission and its impact on drinking and alcohol-harms in young adulthood: A longitudinal study11
Twisted memories: Addiction-related engrams are strengthened by desire thinking11
Perceptions of e-cigarettes among Australian adolescents, young adults, and adults11
Latent profile analysis of college students’ alcohol and cannabis co-use patterns after recreational cannabis legalization11
Factors associated with attempting and succeeding in smoking cessation following a National Tobacco Control Plan: Analysis of two nationwide surveys (2010 and 2017)11
Mental health related adverse events of cytisine and varenicline in smokers with and without mental health disorders: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial11
Avoidance biases for vaping stimuli among college students with electronic-cigarette use11
Beyond internalizing and externalizing symptoms: The association between body disconnection and the symptoms of Internet gaming disorder11
A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and network meta-analysis of e-cigarettes for smoking cessation11
Substance, use in relation to COVID-19: A scoping review11
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on gambling: A systematic review11
A two-generation study: The transmission of attachment and young adults’ depression, anxiety, and social media addiction11
The effects of alcohol use on smoking cessation treatment with nicotine replacement therapy: An observational study11
The association between intended drinking contexts and alcohol expectancies in college students: A daily diary study10
Sign-tracking to non-drug reward is related to severity of alcohol-use problems in a sample of individuals seeking treatment10
A bifurcated opioid treatment system and widening insidious disparities10
The association between screen time trajectories and the comorbidity of depression and anxiety10
Qualitative exploration of longer versus shorter quit attempts among adults using E-Cigarettes for combustible cigarette cessation10
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