OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy is 3. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
What features of drug treatment programs help, or not, with access? a qualitative study of the perspectives of family members and community-based organization staff in Atlantic Canada	69
Substance use disorder, the workforce, and treatment quality for minoritized populations: a systematic review	47
Enhancing the drug addiction treatment service by introducing a new residential treatment model in the Philippines: A qualitative study	44
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services	41
Effect and acceptability of an mHealth smoking cessation intervention ‘Stopcoach’ combined with smoking cessation counseling for people from multiple levels of socioeconomic position: a multi-methods	38
Challenges in substance use treatment as perceived by professionals and Arabic-speaking refugees in Germany	37
A qualitative study exploring how young people perceive and experience substance use services in British Columbia, Canada	32
Perceived healthcare stigma among patients in opioid substitution treatment: a qualitative study	29
Technology-based interventions for tobacco smoking prevention and treatment: a 20-year bibliometric analysis (2003–2022)	27
Safety considerations in the evolving legal landscape of psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy	25
Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage	23
The validity and reliability of Persian version of smartphone addiction questionnaire in Iran	23
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress partially mediate the relationship between gender-based violence and alcohol misuse among South African women	23
Digital interventions for substance use disorders in young people: rapid review	23
The impact of CARA mandates on nurse practitioner controlled substance prescribing in Oregon: a cohort study	23
Patterns, trends and determinants of medical opioid utilization in Canada 2005–2020: characterizing an era of intensive rise and fall	23
Illicit drug use in university students in the UK and Ireland: a PRISMA-guided scoping review	22
Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children	22
Intravenous ketamine for severe alcohol use disorder at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Kenya: a case report	20
Relapse to problem drinking or trading up to spirits? Using U.S. national cross-sectional survey data to highlight possible negative impacts of potential tobacco retail changes	19
Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators	18
Community pharmacist-administered injectable naltrexone for individuals who were formerly incarcerated: a review of Wisconsin legislation and regulations	18
The absence of data on driving under the influence of alcohol in road traffic studies: a scoping review of non-randomized studies with vote counting based on the direction of effects of alcohol polici	17
Clinician’s perceptions and experiences with tobacco treatment in people who use cannabis: a qualitative study	15
Attitudes toward and training in medications for opioid use disorders: a descriptive analysis among employees in the youth legal system and community mental health centers	15

Tailoring dissemination of evidence to preferences of tobacco control partners: results from an academic-community partnership	15
Correction to: Client satisfaction to methadone maintenance treatment program in Myanmar	15
Effectiveness of the world anti-doping agency's e-learning programme for anti-doping education on knowledge of, explicit and implicit attitudes towards, and likelihood of doping among Chinese college	14
The growth of recovery capital in clients of recovery residences in Florida, USA: a quantitative pilot study of changes in REC-CAP profile scores	14
Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study	13
Dog ownership for people with substance use disorder: self-reported influence on substance use and mental health	13
Opioid legislation and narcotic filling in total hip arthroplasty: descriptive study of time and state-level trends in the United States	13
Overcoming barriers to traditional care delivery and pharmacy challenges: a qualitative study of buprenorphine, telehealth, and a digital therapeutic for opioid use disorder	13
Awareness and knowledge of the Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Act among people at risk of witnessing an overdose in British Columbia, Canada: a multi-methods cross sectional study	13
The impact of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on drug overdose-related deaths in the United States and Canada: a systematic review of observational studies and analysis of public hea	13
Linkage to hepatitis C treatment in two opioid substitution treatment units in Gothenburg, Sweden: a retrospective cohort study	13
Treatment for problematic substance use in Nordic youth: a narrative review from the viewpoint of social services	13
Sweden’s first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals	12
Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review	12
Correction to: Investigating the factor structure of a translated recovery-orientation instrument in inpatient treatment for substance use disorder	12
Exploring e-psychonauts perspectives towards cocaine effects and toxicity	12
Knowledge and experience of Kazakhstan athletes in anti-doping and the impact of past educational intervention	11
Correction to: Linkage to hepatitis C treatment in two opioid substitution treatment units in Gothenburg, Sweden: a retrospective cohort study	11
Daily cannabis use during the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Canada: a repeated cross-sectional study from May 2020 to December 2020	11
Association between toxic drug events and encephalopathy in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis	11
Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study	11
Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study	11
Gender differences in physical morbidity in opioid agonist treatment patients: population-based cohort studies from the Czech Republic and Norway	11
Addressing the needs for cultural adaptation of DARE-keepin’ it REAL among Brazilian students: strategies to improve implementation	10
Neurocognitive function and medical care utilization in Veterans treated for substance use disorder	10
Theory-based correlates of cannabis use and intentions among US and Israeli adults: a mixed methods study	10
Steering the energy with music: hermeneutic phenomenological study of user perspectives of music and music therapy for co-occurring ADHD and substance use problems	10
Frequencies of emergency department use and hospitalization comparing patients with different types of substance or polysubstance-related disorders	10
Validity of self-reported substance use: research setting versus primary health care setting	9
Navigating challenges and opportunities: perspectives on digital service development in substance use disorder treatment	9
Overdose prevention activities led by local public health departments, 2019–2023	9
Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders	9
Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: the role of proximal stressors and anxiety	9
Factors associated with take-home naloxone kit usage in British Columbia: an analysis of administrative data	9
Prescribers’ satisfaction with delivering medications for opioid use disorder	9
Evaluating health information provided to kratom consumers by good manufacturing practice-qualified vendors	9
Language considerations for children of parents with substance use disorders	9
An overview of select cannabis use and supply indicators pre- and post-legalization in Canada	8
The International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) book series: a key resource globally for alcohol industry political strategies	8
Integrated care model and point of care diagnostics facilitate Hepatitis C treatment among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a retrospective review of medical records	8
Evolution of policy for the treatment of substance use disorders in Qatar	8
Adolescents with substance use problems in outpatient treatment: a one-year prospective follow-up study focusing on mental health and gender differences	8
Consideration of vaping products as an alternative to adult smoking: a narrative review	8
Perceived difficulty of getting help to reduce or abstain from substances among sexual and gender minority men who have sex with men (SGMSM) and use methamphetamine during the early period of the COVI	8
Differentiating people who use cannabis heavily through latent class analysis	7
Intention to seek emergency medical services during community overdose events in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional survey	7
Quadruple pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder tolerable yet insufficient: a case report	7
Cross-analyzing addiction specialist and patient opinions and experiences about addictive disorder screening in primary care to identify interaction-related obstacles: a qualitative study	7
Certificate-of-need laws and substance use treatment	7
A qualitative pilot study exploring the acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use brief intervention from the perspective of youth in Kenya	7

Drug use patterns and factors related to the use and discontinuation of medications for opioid use disorder in the age of fentanyl: findings from a mixed-methods study of people who use drugs	7
Injection cessation and relapse to injection and the associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: The Rostam study	7
Global scientific research landscape on binge drinking: a comprehensive bibliometric and visualization analysis of trends, collaborations, and future directions	7
Barriers of linkage to HCV viremia testing among people who inject drugs in Georgia	7
The efficacy of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment in relieving fatigue in people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial	7
Implementation fidelity of a Brazilian drug use prevention program and its effect among adolescents: a mixed-methods study	7
Access and barriers to safer supply prescribing during a toxic drug emergency: a mixed methods study of implementation in British Columbia, Canada	7
The prevalence and pattern of cannabis use among patients attending a methadone treatment clinic in Nairobi, Kenya	7
Inpatient care provider perspectives on the development and implementation of an addiction medicine consultation service in a small urban setting	7
Patient perspectives on depot buprenorphine treatment for opioid addiction – a qualitative interview study	7
Effectively engaging faith-based leaders on syringe services programs: U.S. pastors’ knowledge, perceptions, and questions	6
Socioeconomic correlates of incident and fatal opioid overdose among Swedish people with opioid use disorder	6
Perspectives on a transitional housing program for people who use substances who experience homelessness and live with a mental health issue: a pilot study in an urban northern city in Canada	6
Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue	6
Cannabis use characteristics and associations with problematic use outcomes, quitting-related factors, and mental health among US young adults	6
Access to tablet injectable opioid agonist therapy in rural and smaller urban settings in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative study	6
Qualitative description of outreach and engagement in perinatal substance treatment in Finland	6
The relationship between insecure attachment and nicotine dependence among users of classic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products: a moderated mediation model	6
Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19	5
Alcohol and illicit drug use among young people living with HIV compared to their uninfected peers from the Kenyan coast: prevalence and risk indicators	5
Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers’ perceptions, practices, and recommendations	5
Developing and validating a measurement tool to self-report perceived barriers in substance use treatment: the substance use treatment barriers questionnaire (SUTBQ)	5
The influence of poly-drug use patterns on the association between opioid agonist treatment engagement and injecting initiation assistance	5
Practitioners’ perspectives on family-based intervention for illicit drug-using adolescents in Taiwan: a qualitative study	5
The impact of relaxing restrictions on take-home doses during the COVID-19 pandemic on program effectiveness and client experiences in opioid agonist treatment: a mixed methods systematic review	5
Cannabis use prevalence among Baby Boomers before and after implementation of recreational retail sales in California	5
The use of post-cycle therapy is associated with reduced withdrawal symptoms from anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a survey of 470 men	4
Patterns of remission from alcohol dependence in the United Kingdom: results from an online panel general population survey	4
Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth	4
Neurofeedback for opioid dependent patients in an outpatient setting: a pilot feasibility study	4
Equine-assisted services for individuals with substance use disorders: a scoping review	4
Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research	4
Belief that addiction is a discrete category is a stronger correlate with stigma than the belief that addiction is biologically based	4
Effectiveness of a practice change intervention in reducing alcohol consumption in pregnant women attending public maternity services	4
Examining prevalence and correlates of smoking opioids in British Columbia: opioids are more often smoked than injected	4
Workforce Diversity and disparities in wait time and retention among opioid treatment programs	4
Response to a peer telehealth intervention for emergency department patients presenting with opioid use disorder or unintentional overdose: a stratified interrupted time series analysis	4
No obvious effect on mortality from a patient choice reform expanding access to opioid disorder treatment – results from a natural experiment of policy change in Sweden	4
Nicotine dependence and associated factors among persons who use electronic e-cigarettes in Malaysia - an online survey	4
Developing a novel treatment for patients with chronic pain and Opioid User Disorder	4
A longitudinal analysis on determinants of problem drinking among Korean women: focusing on a gender perspective	4
An environmental scan of residential treatment service provision in Ontario	4
Investigating social deprivation and comorbid mental health diagnosis as predictors of treatment access among patients with an opioid use disorder using substance use services: a prospective cohort st	4
Tobacco use, smoking identities and pathways into and out of smoking among young adults: a meta-ethnography	4
Alcohol use during pregnancy in post-conflict northern Uganda: pregnant women’s experiences and provider perceptions	3
“Sometimes you have to take the person and show them how”: adapting behavioral activation for peer recovery specialist-delivery to improve methadone treatment retention	3
A cluster-randomized trial of a brief multi-component intervention to improve tobacco outcomes in substance use treatment	3
Delphi method applicability in drug foresight	3
Staff preferences towards electronic data collection from a national take-home naloxone program: a cross-sectional study	3
“I'm putting a Band-Aid on a bullet hole the only way I know how:” a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators to opioid misuse and recovery in Nevada	3
Are former heavy drinkers in the UK less likely to identify as being in recovery compared to those in the USA? A pilot test	3
Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research	3
A qualitative exploration of daily path and daily routine among people in Ukraine who inject drugs to understand associated harms	3
Differences in addiction and recovery gains according to gender – gender barriers and specific differences in overall strengths growth	3
Promoting sustainable responses to the US opioid epidemic with community-academic partnerships: qualitative outcomes from a statewide program	3
“The DEA would come in and destroy you”: a qualitative study of fear and unintended consequences among opioid prescribers in WV	3
Associations between childbirth, gang exposure and substance use among young women in Cape Town, South Africa	3
Medical conditions of primary care patients with documented cannabis use and cannabis use disorder in electronic health records: a case control study from an academic health system in a medical mariju	3
Sex-related inequalities in current cigarette smoking among adolescents in Africa	3
Exploring the effectiveness of dextroamphetamine for the treatment of stimulant use disorder: a qualitative study with patients receiving injectable opioid agonist treatment	3
Harm reduction and recovery services support (HRRSS) to mitigate the opioid overdose epidemic in a rural community	3
Personal recovery for special populations: a qualitative study exploring the role of special interest meetings within 12-step fellowships	3
Healthcare seeking among Swedish patients in opioid substitution treatment – a mixed methods study on barriers and facilitators	3
Assessing the evidence on the differential impact of menthol versus non-menthol cigarette use on smoking cessation in the U.S. population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
Missed opportunity for alcohol use disorder screening and management in primary health care facilities in northern rural Tanzania: a cross-sectional survey	3