Addiction

Papers
(The median citation count of Addiction is 2. 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)
ArticleCitations
Issue Information209
Commentary on Borodovsky et al.: Enhancing research on THC quantification—Consumer awareness through accurate labelling180
An Addiction series on regional perspectives on addiction‐related problems179
Society for the Study of Addiction Annual Conference 2024122
94
92
Education matters: longitudinal pathways to mid‐life heavy drinking in a national cohort of black Americans88
Impulsivity behaviors and white matter mediate the relationship between genetic risk for cannabis use disorder and early cannabis use in adolescents86
Will Australia's tightened prescription system reduce nicotine vaping among young people?86
Commentary on Nower et al: The Pathways Model should apply to non‐clinical gambling patterns80
Significant changes in preference of illicit drug use in a population of Hanoi, Vietnam—A 6‐year wastewater study (2018–2023)80
Commentary on Keyes and Patrick: Changes in psychedelic use in the United States may require changes in our narrative of psychedelic harms80
National profile on substance use, substance use‐related problems and policy: The case of Chile74
Structure and stability of internet gaming disorder from childhood to late adolescence: A 5‐wave birth cohort study70
68
Estimating recent trends in alcohol sales in the United Kingdom from alcohol duty revenue67
Systematic review and meta‐analyses of cytisine to support tobacco cessation66
Does recreational cannabis legalization change cannabis use patterns? Evidence from secondary school students in Uruguay66
Rare but relevant series57
Cannabis: Global Histories by Lucas Richert and James H. Mills, editors56
How substance use prevention research gets used in United States federal policy55
Naloxone administration—no balance without titration52
Response to Hall et al.: Prescription psychostimulants for amphetamine‐type stimulant use disorder ‐ acknowledging challenges but not giving up on its potential cost‐effectiveness50
Commentary on Stull et al.: Considering person‐specific heterogeneity when modeling time‐varying trends49
Cost‐effectiveness of integrated treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) among people who inject drugs in Norway: An economic evaluation of the INTRO‐HCV trial47
Quantifying alcohol‐attributable disability‐adjusted life years to others than the drinker in Aotearoa/New Zealand: A modelling study based on administrative data47
Did the under‐reporting of meth/amphetamine use increase in a general population survey in Australia as negative media coverage increased?45
Assessing the impacts of alcohol outlets on crime as a natural experiment: agglomeration, churning and spatial effects44
Nicotine strength of e‐liquids used by adult vapers in Great Britain: A population survey 2016 to 202442
Predictors of substance use during treatment for addiction: A network analysis of ecological momentary assessment data42
Association of topiramate prescribed for any indication with reduced alcohol consumption in electronic health record data40
Psilocybin in alcohol use disorder and comorbid depressive symptoms: Results from a feasibility randomized clinical trial37
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in heroin users: An underappreciated issue with clinical ramifications35
Risk of readmission among individuals with cannabis use disorder during a 15‐year cohort study: the impact of socio‐economic factors and psychiatric comorbidity35
Age, period and cohort effects of heavy episodic drinking by sex/gender and socioeconomic position in Canada, 2000–202134
Austin Bradford Hill’s ‘Environment and disease: Association or causation’34
Commentary on Lange et al.: Acute alcohol use before suicide—is it contributing to an increase in suicide rates in the United States?33
The use of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnant women: A parallel‐group randomised controlled trial protocol32
ABC‐training as a new intervention for hazardous alcohol drinking: Two proof‐of‐principle randomized pilot studies31
Recent decline in Chinese alcohol production and consumption: Potential contributing factors and the role of globally recommended measures31
Non‐alcoholic beverage consumption among US adults who consume alcohol31
Use of cessation products, e‐cigarettes and cigarette cessation outcomes among adults with substance use problems: Results from 2013–2021 (Waves 1–6) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health30
Risky alcohol consumption among women in Australia attending breast screening services: an exploratory cross‐sectional study29
England's disposable vape ban: An inadequate solution to youth vaping with potential unintended consequences29
Author Index29
Commentary on Metcalfe et al.: ‘What works in AOD is when it feels like I am driving’ (Craig W, alcohol and drug peer worker)29
New Books29
Commentary on Lannoy et al.: The continued value of within‐family designs in addiction and psychiatric research28
Are North Carolina clinicians delivering opioid use disorder treatment to Medicaid beneficiaries?28
Longitudinal trajectories of marijuana use in tobacco products among young adult Texas college students from 2015 to 201928
28
Neurophysiological error processing and addiction self‐awareness correlates of reduced insight in cannabis use disorder28
27
Clinical alcohol guidelines are welcome—but upstream action is paramount27
Issue Information27
Obstetric pain management for pregnant women with opioid use disorder: A qualitative and quantitative comparison of patient and provider perspectives (QUEST study)26
Issue Information26
Estimating the impact of a police education program on hepatitis C virus transmission and disease burden among people who inject drugs in Tijuana, Mexico: A dynamic modeling analysis26
How research and policy can shape driving under the influence of cannabis26
A comparative study of treatment retention in opioid use disorder: Subcutaneous injectable versus sublingual buprenorphine25
Commentary on Motschman et al.: Moving behavioral economic demand into the real world means moving beyond single schedules of reinforcement25
Commentary on Luukkonen et al.: Policy possibilities for reducing public health harms related to pregnant people’s alcohol consumption25
Pain in people seeking and receiving opioid agonist treatment: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of prevalence and correlates25
Perspectives on addiction‐related problems in India25
Impacts of recreational cannabis legalization on cannabis use: a longitudinal discordant twin study24
Age‐based differences in quantity and frequency of consumption when screening for harmful alcohol use24
Cannabis research in context: The case for measuring and embracing regional similarities and differences24
Commentary on Amin‐Esmaeili et al .: Non‐abstinence outcomes in stimulant clinical trials—Why deny improvement?24
A return on investment analysis for the 2017 increase in alcohol excise taxation in Lithuania24
Age–period–cohort analysis of past 12‐month cannabis use in Germany (1995–2021)24
Implications of the shift to DSM‐5 for alcohol use disorder prevalence estimates in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health24
Changes in wastewater measures of alcohol consumption in Alice Springs, Australia, 1 year after the introduction of restrictions on alcohol sales23
Genetic support of a causal relationship between cannabis use and educational attainment: a two‐sample Mendelian randomization study of European ancestry23
Evaluating the causal effect of tobacco smoking on white matter brain aging: a two‐sample Mendelian randomization analysis in UK Biobank23
Identifying patients with opioid use disorder using International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes: Challenges and opportunities23
Identifying and describing trajectories of alcohol use frequency and binge drinking frequency among those aged 15–30 years in a national cohort of US adolescents: A group‐based trajectory modeling app23
The association between family environment and food addiction in children and adolescents: A prospective cohort study23
23
Drug Overdoses During the COVID‐19 Pandemic Among Recently Homeless Individuals23
Effect of vaping on past‐year smoking cessation success of Australians in 2019—evidence from a national survey22
Deficits in general and smoking‐specific response inhibition in the Go/No‐Go task in individuals who smoke: A cross‐sectional analysis22
Psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorder: A narrative systematic review22
Systematic review of symptom‐level networks of alcohol use disorder22
Issue Information22
New Books22
Issue Information21
‘It's not what you'd term normal smoking’: a qualitative exploration of language used to describe heated tobacco product use and associated user identity21
21
Issue Information21
Issue Information21
Response to Luz & Mash on cardiac toxicity of ibogaine21
20
Disentangling the contributions of alcohol use disorder and alcohol‐related liver disease towards dementia: A population‐based cohort study20
Prosecuting Poverty, Criminalizing Care. By WendyBach, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 2022. ISBN: 978110846553320
Commentary on Schmidt et al.: Informed patient preference and prioritizing access to medications for opioid use disorder for pregnant individuals20
Commentary on Petrilliet al.: Assessing cannabis use in real‐world settings ‐ advances using standard THC units20
Commentary on Brothers et al.: The role of safer environment interventions in addressing injecting‐related bacterial and fungal infections20
Social genetic effects for drug use disorder among spouses20
Fatal drug overdoses in healthcare workers: A thematic framework analysis of coroner reports20
New perspectives on how to formulate alcohol drinking guidelines: Response to commentaries20
Drugs, Identity and Stigma. By MichelleAddison, WilliamMcGovern & RuthMcGovern. Chan, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022. ISBN: 978303098286720
The Opioid Epidemic in the United States: Missed Opportunities and Policy Failures. By Kant B.Patel & Mark E.Rushefsky, London, UK: Routledge, 2022. ISBN: 978103210521520
‘I'd rather have worse gums than worse lungs’: Young people's views of nicotine pouches in the UK19
Evaluating the impact of vaping facts films on vaping harm perceptions among young adults in the UK: A randomized on‐line experiment19
Changing patterns of nicotine product use and nicotine dependence among United States high‐school students: The National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2014–202319
The interaction of e‐cigarette use and mental health symptoms on risk of cigarette smoking initiation among young adults in the United States19
Patient outcomes following buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder: A retrospective analysis of the influence of patient‐ and prescriber‐level characteristics in Massachusetts, USA19
Cannabis vaping and mental health: The association of Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol with anxiety and depressive symptoms—Findings from the United States National Youth Tobacco Survey (2021–19
Outdated tools, underestimated harm: Modernizing cannabis surveillance in a post‐legalization era19
Nicotine pouch use by sex, school type and tobacco product use among Finnish adolescents during the 2023 change in regulatory scheme with deregulated sales19
Non‐invasive brain stimulation for smoking cessation: a systematic review and meta‐analysis19
Effectiveness and safety of psychosocial interventions for the treatment of cannabis use disorder: A systematic review and meta‐analysis19
Response to Xiao et al.: If everything is a loot box, nothing is18
New Books18
Rare but relevant: Hydrocarbons and sudden sniffing syndrome18
Daily associations between sleep and alcohol use among veterans: Acute and cumulative effects18
Commentary on Craft et al.: Drug contaminants and substitutions in illicit vapes represent a major health risk18
Sludge, dark patterns and dark nudges: A taxonomy of online gambling platforms' deceptive design features18
Issue Information18
Addiction Lives: Robin Davidson18
Challenges and opportunities for further research involving the cannabis‐to‐opioid use transition18
Early identification of the use of potent benzylbenzimidazoles (nitazenes) through wastewater analysis: Two years of data from 22 countries18
Addiction Lives: Sir Ian Gilmore18
Commentary on Jones et al.: We must consider emergency medical services data an opportunity for a view into a community18
What policies the US Food and Drug Administration should pursue in response to the addiction and overdose crisis18
The price of a cigarette: 20 minutes of life?17
Offering e‐cigarettes for smoking cessation and reduction in people with mental illness (ESCAPE): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial17
Striatal dopamine D2 receptor availability as a predictor of subsequent alcohol use in social drinkers17
Commentary on Yang et al.: The need for a renewed focus on identifying and responding to chronic pain among people with substance use disorders17
How people decide to consume (more) alcohol when feeling stressed17
Should contingency management protocols and dissemination practices be modified to accommodate rising stimulant use and harm reduction frameworks?17
Motivational smoking cessation counselling and community‐based follow‐up after hospitalisation for vascular disease: A randomised controlled trial17
Multivariable machine learning prediction of risky alcohol use in contemporary youth17
Medications for opioid use disorder: Predictors of early discontinuation and reduction of overdose risk in US military veterans by medication type17
Do internalising or externalising behaviours in adolescence mediate the child maltreatment‐alcohol substance use relationship?17
Alcohol drinking, DNA methylation and psychiatric disorders: A multi‐omics Mendelian randomization study to investigate causal pathways17
Changes to opioid overdose deaths and community naloxone access among Black, Hispanic and White people from 2016 to 2021 with the onset of the COVID‐19 pandemic: An interrupted time‐series analysis in16
Systematic review and meta‐analysis investigating nicotine, cotinine and carbon monoxide exposures in people who both smoke and use nicotine replacement therapy16
Rapid growth in disposable e‐cigarette vaping among young adults in Great Britain from 2021 to 2022: a repeat cross‐sectional survey16
Commentary on Sun and Tang: Measurement assessment and validity in problematic smartphone use16
Issue Information16
Effect of a workplace mobile phone‐based instant messaging intervention on smoking cessation: a cluster‐randomized controlled trial16
The advantages and downsides of online focus groups for conducting research on addictive online behaviours16
New Books16
Evaluating the impact of minimum unit pricing for alcohol on road traffic accidents in Scotland after 20 months: An interrupted time series study16
How to interpret studies on the impact of legalizing cannabis16
Differences in benefits of office based opioid treatment: Secondary analyses across sub‐groups in the PROUD randomized controlled implementation trial16
Disparities in the receipt of alcohol brief intervention: The intersectionality of sex, age, and race/ethnicity16
16
Yes, nitrous oxide addiction undeniably exists!16
Issue Information15
The geography of sobriety checkpoints and alcohol‐impaired driving15
Commentary on Jackson et al.: The role of regional tobacco control in centralised nations15
Zero tolerance for 0%? How should clinicians and other practitioners respond to the use of alcohol‐free and low‐alcohol products in higher risk groups15
Commentary on Lin et al.: The importance of valid reference standards in training supervised machine learning classifiers to detect alcohol misuse15
Issue Information15
Association between change in alcohol use reported during routine healthcare screening and change in subsequent hospitalization: A retrospective cohort study15
Stakeholders cannot simply wait for the gambling evidence‐base to develop: We must all help to build it15
15
Mainstreaming smoking cessation brief advice in health systems using the United Nations human rights system15
Prescribing of extended release buprenorphine injection for Medicaid beneficiaries, 2018–202215
The efficacy of an internet‐based cognitive behavioral program added to treatment‐as‐usual for alcohol‐dependent patients in primary care: a randomized controlled trial15
Referees14
Issue Information14
Cannabis use and sleep problems among young adults by mental health status: A prospective cohort study14
Harmful compared to what? The problem of gaming and ambiguous causal questions14
Issue Information14
Cost–utility analysis of provision of e‐cigarette starter kits for smoking cessation in emergency departments: An economic evaluation of a randomized controlled trial14
Issue Information14
Using ecological momentary assessment to quantify Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol use across different forms of cannabis: Feasibility in a sample of Canadian young adults reporting frequent c14
Broad evidence of xylazine in the UK illicit drug market beyond heroin supplies: Triangulating from toxicology, drug‐testing and law enforcement14
Clinical characteristics of heroin overdose deaths among older adults in Australia, 2000–202514
Addressing the overdose crisis in North America with bold action14
Cannabis use disorder and adverse cardiovascular outcomes: A population‐based retrospective cohort analysis of adults from Alberta, Canada14
The association between state cannabis policies and cannabis use among adults and youth, United States, 2002–201914
Addiction Lives: Viv Evans14
Better data access can lead to better collaborative conclusions: Results of a discussion with Heirene14
Functional connectivity in the central executive network predicts changes in binge drinking behavior during emerging adulthood: an observational prospective study14
Validating transdermal alcohol biosensors: a meta‐analysis of associations between blood/breath‐based measures and transdermal alcohol sensor output14
Effects of interventions to combat tobacco addiction: Cochrane update of 2021 to 2023 reviews14
Is methamphetamine blood concentration in emergency department patients associated with the clinical picture?13
13
On the duration of cannabis effects and the presence of THC in the body13
Quantification of racial and ethnic disparities in alcohol‐related problems in light of different methodological approaches13
Population‐level impact of initiating pharmacotherapy and linking to care people with opioid use disorder at inpatient medically managed withdrawal programs: an effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness an13
Within‐week associations between alcohol and other substance use and interaction with naltrexone among sexual and gender minority men in San Francisco, California, USA13
Effect of 3 months and 12 months of financial incentives on 12‐month postpartum smoking cessation maintenance: A randomized controlled trial13
Changes to our Editorial Team13
Drunken snakes and sober owls: ancient authors on the relationship between animals and wine13
Within‐person associations of escalated electronic nicotine delivery systems use with cigarette, alcohol, marijuana and drug use behaviors among US young adults13
Predicting severe alcohol use disorders in primary care using number of heavy drinking days13
The impacts of COVID‐19 measures on drug markets and drug use among a cohort of people who use methamphetamine in Victoria, Australia13
Standardised packs and larger health warnings: visual attention and perceptions among Colombian smokers and non‐smokers13
Issue Information13
Changing trends in drug overdose mortality in Spain, 2001–202213
Commentary on Hyland et al.: Digital treatment for alcohol use disorders ‐ challenges and opportunities13
Effect of perioperative high‐dose transdermal nicotine patch on pain sensitivity among male abstinent tobacco smokers undergoing abdominal surgery: A randomized controlled pilot study13
Understanding perceived addiction to and addictiveness of electronic cigarettes among electronic cigarette users: a cross‐sectional analysis of the International Tobacco Control Smoking and Vaping (IT13
Amphetamine use and mental health difficulties across adolescence and young adulthood: An integrative data analysis of four Australasian cohort studies13
Evaluation of the effectiveness of cytisine for the treatment of smoking cessation: A systematic review and meta‐analysis13
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of factors associated with adolescent substance use in Africa, 2000 to 202012
Clinical management of psychostimulant withdrawal: review of the evidence12
Comparison of strength and adulteration between illicit drugs obtained from cryptomarkets versus off‐line12
Efficacy of cannabidiol alone or in combination with Δ‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol for the management of substance use disorders: An umbrella review of the evidence12
Classifying national drinking patterns in Europe between 2000 and 2019: A clustering approach using comparable exposure data12
Understanding successful policy innovation: The case of Portuguese drug policy12
How effective are remote and/or digital interventions as part of alcohol and drug treatment and recovery support? A systematic review and meta‐analysis12
Evaluation of statewide restrictions on e‐cigarette nicotine strength—United States, 2017–202212
Cannabis policy bundles and traffic fatalities in the American States over time12
Prolonged diacetylmorphine take‐home during the COVID‐19 pandemic—Results of a retrospective cohort study12
Evaluating the effectiveness of e‐cigarettes compared with usual care for smoking cessation when offered to smokers at homeless centres: protocol for a multi‐centre cluster‐randomized controlled trial12
Development and evaluation of a risk algorithm predicting alcohol dependence after early onset of regular alcohol use12
The impact of road safety policies in a deregulated alcohol tax environment in Hong Kong: a 15‐year time series analysis12
Alcohol use disorder criteria exhibit different comorbidity patterns12
Decentering alcohol: Non‐drug pleasure and reinforcement as an alternative target12
Mortality in the SuperMIX cohort of people who inject drugs in Melbourne, Australia: a prospective observational study12
Packaging of disposable vaping products and e‐liquids in England, Canada and the United States: A content analysis12
Health impacts of a scale‐up of supervised injection services in a Canadian setting: an interrupted time series analysis12
Deaths of despair12
Commentary on Manthey et al .: No more missed opportunities—We need to address the absence of robust and comprehensive evaluations about the real‐world i12
How much does the absence of the ‘hidden population’ from United Kingdom household surveys underestimate smoking prevalence?12
Why it is important to conduct gambling research that is fair and free from conflicts of interest11
Nitrous oxide: The label ‘potentially addictive’ may do more harm than good11
Changes to our editorial team11
Prenatal smoking, alcohol and caffeine exposure and offspring externalizing disorders: a systematic review and meta‐analysis11
Non‐alcoholic beer labeling in the United States11
Cannabis and sport: A World Anti‐Doping perspective11
Post‐legalization shifts in cannabis use among young adults in Georgia—A nationally representative study11
Will Australia's tightened prescription system reduce nicotine vaping among young people?11
When should we conduct large‐scale evaluations?11
Future Directions for the International Cannabis Toolkit (iCannToolkit)11
The environmental impact of tobacco products: Time to increase awareness and action11
Drug consumption rooms are effective to reduce at‐risk practices associated with HIV/HCV infections among people who inject drugs: Results from the COSINUS cohort study11
Let's talk about pleasure: Bridging the sociology and public health divide11
Referees11
E‐cigarette cessation and transitions in combusted tobacco smoking status: longitudinal findings from the US FDA PATH Study11
Does a local Alcohol Health Champion programme have a measurable impact on health and crime outcomes? A natural experiment evaluation of Communities in Charge of Alcohol (CICA) based on triangulation 11
Commentary on Bade et al.: Threat of nitazenes and other potent synthetic opioids—Is Europe prepared? Time to respond and to learn11
Systematic review of patient‐reported outcome measures for opioid use disorder recovery11
Extended‐release pharmacotherapies for substance use disorders in incarcerated populations: A systematic review11
GLP‐1R agonist medications for addiction treatment11
The risks of misclassifying addictive food substances as non‐addictive11
Issue Information11
The relationship between Problem Gambling Severity Index scores and suicidality: Results of a 9‐year cohort study of young United Kingdom adults10
Call for papers on psychedelic‐assisted treatment for substance use disorders10
Commentary on Allaf et al.: Comparing countries with different legal cannabis markets can inform on the impact of regulating product type and potency10
Efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy‐based smartphone app for smoking cessation in China: A randomized controlled trial10
Does gambling expenditure have any effect on crime?10
Cannabidiol does not attenuate acute delta‐9‐tetrahydrocannabinol‐induced attentional bias in healthy volunteers: A randomised, double‐blind, cross‐over study10
Issue Information10
0.12026810646057