OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of European Addiction Research 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
The Effects of the Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption Behavior in Germany	66
Shiftwork and Alcohol Consumption: A Systematic Review of the Literature	39
Compulsive Health-Related Internet Use and Cyberchondria	31
Cannabis Use during Pregnancy and Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Longitudinal Cohort Study	29
Alcohol Use during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Self-Reported Changes and Motives for Change	27
Alcohol Use and Cancer in the European Union	25
Problematic Smartphone Use, Screen Time and Chronotype Correlations in University Students	24
Motivational Interviewing for Cannabis Use Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	21
SmoCuDa: A Validated Smoking Cue Database to Reliably Induce Craving in Tobacco Use Disorder	21
Explaining the Differences in Opioid Overdose Deaths between Scotland and England/Wales: Implications for European Opioid Policies	20
Slam Practice: A Review of the Literature	20
Drug Checking and Its Potential Impact on Substance Use	18
Negative Consequences of Substance Use in European University Students: Results from Project SNIPE	13
High Prevalence and Early Onsets: Legal and Illegal Substance Use in an Urban Cohort of Young Adults in Switzerland	13
Cannabis and Inflammatory Mediators	13
The Use of Chatbots as Supportive Agents for People Seeking Help with Substance Use Disorder: A Systematic Review	12
Emerging Adults in Inpatient Substance Use Treatment: A Prospective Cohort Study of Patient Characteristics and Treatment Outcomes	11
Monitoring Opioids in Europe: The Need for Shared Definitions and Measuring Drivers of Opioid Use and Related Harms	11
COVID-19 Lockdown and Consumption Patterns among Substance Use Disorder Outpatients: A Multicentre Study	11
Prenatal Methamphetamine Exposure and Adverse Neonatal Outcomes: A Nationwide Cohort Study	10
Cognition and Cortical Thickness in Heavy Cannabis Users	10
Changes in Online Psychoactive Substance Trade via Telegram during the COVID-19 Pandemic	10
The Double Effect of COVID-19 Confinement Measures and Economic Recession on High-Risk Drug Users and Drug Services	9
Fewer Cancer Cases in 4 Countries of the WHO European Region in 2018 through Increased Alcohol Excise Taxation: A Modelling Study	9
Understanding the Association between Alcohol Stigma and Alcohol Consumption within Europe: A Cross-Sectional Exploratory Study	9

S3 Guideline “Smoking and Tobacco Dependence: Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment” – Short Version	8
Reward-Related Attentional Capture Moderates the Association between Fear-Driven Motives and Heavy Drinking	8
Individuals Dying of Overdoses Related to Pharmaceutical Opioids Differ from Individuals Dying of Overdoses Related to Other Substances: A Population-Based Register Study	8
A Retrospective Cohort Study Comparing In-Person and Telemedicine-Based Opioid Agonist Treatment in Ontario, Canada, Using Administrative Health Data	8
German Guidelines on Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders: Update 2021	7
Longitudinal Assessment of Alcohol Consumption throughout the First COVID-19 Lockdown: Contribution of Age and Pre-Pandemic Drinking Patterns	7
Alcohol Problems among Prisoners: Subgroup Variations, Concurrent Drug Problems, and Treatment Needs	7
Mental Health Symptoms and Associations with Tobacco Smoking, Dependence, Motivation, and Attempts to Quit: Findings from a Population Survey in Germany (DEBRA Study)	7
Associations of Buying-Shopping Disorder Symptoms with Identity Confusion, Materialism, and Socially Undesirable Personality Features in a Community Sample	7
The Epidemiology of Substance Use Disorders among the Adult Jewish Population in Israel	6
Neurofeedback Training versus Treatment-as-Usual for Alcohol Dependence: Results of an Early-Phase Randomized Controlled Trial and Neuroimaging Correlates	6
Affordability of Alcoholic Beverages in the European Union	6
Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Disorders in Recently Incarcerated Men: A Comparison with the General Population	6
Polysubstance Use Is Positively Associated with Gaming Disorder Symptom Severity: A Latent Class Analytical Study	6
Nasal Opioid Agonist Treatment in Patients with Severe Opioid Dependence: A Case Series	6
Google Trends Data: A Potential New Tool for Monitoring the Opioid Crisis	6
The Role of Psychological Distress in the Relationship between Drinking Motives and Hazardous Drinking in Older Adults	6
Prevalence and Sociodemographic Determinants of Substance Use in Turkey	5
Cognitive Functioning in Long-Term Benzodiazepine Users	5
A 6-Month Randomized Trial of a Smartphone Application, UControlDrink, in Aiding Recovery in Alcohol Use Disorder	5
Quality of Life in Opioid Replacement Therapy: A Naturalistic Cross-Sectional Comparison of Methadone/Levomethadone, Buprenorphine, and Diamorphine Patients	5
Barriers and Facilitators to Seek Help for Substance Use Disorder among Dutch Physicians: A Qualitative Study	4
Interactions between Genetic, Prenatal, Cortisol, and Parenting Influences on Adolescent Substance Use and Frequency: A TRAILS Study	4
Influences of Fasting on Stress Response and Withdrawal Symptoms in Habitual Khat Users	4
Effectiveness and Safety of Low-Threshold Opioid-Agonist Treatment in Hard-To-Reach Populations with Opioid Dependence	4
When the Burden Gets Overwhelming: Testing an Inverse U-Shaped Relation between Work-Family Conflicts and Alcohol Use	4
Mortality, Causes of Death, and Predictors of Death among Patients On and Off Opioid Agonist Treatment: Results from a 19-Year Cohort Study	4
Take-Home Naloxone and the Prevention of Deaths from Heroin Overdose: Pursuing Strong Science, Fuller Understanding, Greater Impact	4
Are Individuals with Substance Use Disorders at Higher Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection? Population-Based Registry Study in Northern Italy	4
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Clients Diagnosed with a Substance Use Disorder in the Therapeutic Communities: Prevalence and Psychiatric Comorbidity	4
The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Interventions Tailored to Smoking Parents of Children Aged 0–18 Years: A Meta-Analysis	4
Environmental Tobacco Smoke Exposure and Brain Functioning Associated with Smoking Cue-Reactivity and Inhibitory Control in Nonsmoking Adolescents	3
Buying-Shopping Disorder among Women: The Role of Vulnerability to Marketing, Buying Motives, Impulsivity, and Self-Esteem	3
A Smarter Way to Use Your Smartphone: An Intervention to Limit Smartphone-Related Distractions Reduces Hyperactivity but Not Inattention Symptoms	3
Imaginal Retraining Reduces Craving for Tobacco in 1-Year Controlled Follow-Up Study	3
Comparison of European Clinical Guidelines on the Management of Alcohol Use Disorders	3
High Incidence of Signs of Neuropathy and Self-Reported Substance Use Disorder for Nitrous Oxide in Patients Intoxicated with Nitrous Oxide	3
Education and Training in Addiction Medicine and Psychology across Europe: A EUFAS Survey	3
Take-Home Naloxone Kits: Attitudes and Likelihood-Of-Use Outcomes from a European Survey of Potential Overdose Witnesses	3
Perception of a New Prolonged-Release Buprenorphine Formulation in Patients with Opioid Use Disorder: The PREDEPO Study	3
The Views of Researchers on the Alcohol Industry’s Involvement in Science: Findings from an Interview Study	3
Changes in Alcohol Use in Denmark during the Initial Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Further Evidence of Polarization of Drinking Responses	3
Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Use Patterns and Steroid Use Disorders in a Sample of Male Gym Visitors	3
Preventive Interventions for Young Adults in Nightlife: Coproduction for a Systematic Literature Assessment Followed by a Stakeholder Dialogue Process	3
Characteristics of Patients in Treatment for Alcohol and Drug Addiction Who Succeed in Changing Smoking, Weight, and Physical Activity: A Secondary Analysis of an RCT on Combined Lifestyle Interventio	3
Calcium Carbonate Attenuates Withdrawal and Reduces Craving: A Randomized Controlled Trial in Alcohol-Dependent Patients	3
Feedback-Related Brain Potentials Indicate the Influence of Craving on Decision-Making in Patients with Alcohol Use Disorder: An Experimental Study	3
New Synthetic Opioids Use among Patients in Treatment for an Opioid Use Disorder in Barcelona	3
The Predictive Value of Degree of Preference for Extended-Release Naltrexone for Treatment Adherence, Opioid Use, and Relapse	2
Performance on Cognitive Screening Tests and Long-Term Substance Use Outcomes in Patients with Polysubstance Use Disorder	2

The Effects of Oxytocin on Craving, Mental Health Parameters, and Stress Hormones in Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients Undergoing Matrix Treatment Model: A Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Trial	2
Tobacco Smoking Rates in a National Cohort of People with Substance Use Disorder Receiving Treatment	2
Metabolic Dynamics in the Prefrontal Cortex during a Working Memory Task in Young Adult Smokers	2
Amphetamine-Type Stimulant Dependence and Association with Concurrent Use of Cocaine, Alcohol, and Cannabis: A Cross-Sectional Study	2
Comparing Cannabis Use Disorder in the General Population with Cannabis Treatment Seekers Using Multi-Source National Datasets: Who Receives Treatment?	2
Validation of the Opioid Overdose Knowledge (OOKS) and Attitudes (OOAS) Scales in French, Spanish, and German Languages, among a Sample of Opioid Users	2
Predicting the Users’ Level of Engagement with a Smartphone Application for Smoking Cessation: Randomized Trial and Machine Learning Analysis	2
High-Risk Gaming Is Associated with Frequent Substance Use: An Exploratory Survey among Young Adults	2
Smokers “Context Reactivity” in Virtual Domestic Environments	2
Drug Use Changes at the Individual Level: Results from a Longitudinal, Multisite Survey in Young Europeans Frequenting the Nightlife Scene	2
Seasonality and Delirium Tremens in Hospitalized Patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome	2
Cognitive Impairments in Patients with GHB Use Disorder Predict Relapse in GHB Use	2
The Socio-Demographics and Health Service Use of Opioid Overdose Decedents in Wales: A Cross-Sectional Data Linkage Study	1
Effect of Past Pharmacotherapy for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder on Substance Use Disorder	1
Assessing the Effect of an Inpatient Smoking Cessation Brief Intervention Tool on Long-Term Smoking Cessation Rates and Patient Interest for Nicotine Replacement Therapy: A Retrospective Analysis	1
Comparison of Oxidative Effects of Electronic Cigarette and Tobacco Smoke Exposure Performed Experimentally	1
Country-Level Heavy Episodic Drinking and Individual-Level Experiences of Harm from Others’ Drinking-Related Aggression in 19 European Countries	1
Self-Assessment of Addiction Medicine Core Competencies in Four Year Groups of Psychiatrists in Training: Efficacy of the Addiction Medicine Training Needs Assessment Scale in a Local Training Context	1
Combination of Two Behavioral Techniques Reduces Craving in Problematic Alcohol Consumption by One Third: A Randomized Controlled Trial	1
The North American Overdose Crisis and the European-American “Fentanyl and Treatment Gap”	1
Identification of Latent Alcohol Use Groups and Transitions over Time Using a 9-Year Follow-Up Study in the Adult General Population	1
Using Direct and Indirect Estimates for Alcohol-Attributable Mortality: A Modelling Study Using the Example of Lithuania	1
Cabergoline in Treatment of Methamphetamine-Dependent Patients and Its Effect on Serum Level of Glial Cell-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial	1
Men and Women’s Alcohol Consumption by 4- to 8-Year-Olds: A Longitudinal Investigation of Gendered Drinking Norms	1
Individual, Social, and Environmental Factors Associated with Different Patterns of Stimulant Use: A Cross-Sectional Study from Five European Countries	1
An Eye Tracking Investigation of Young People’s Gaze Behaviour to Gambling and Non-Gambling Moving Adverts	1
Indicators of Drug-Related Community Impacts of Open Drug Scenes: A Scoping Review	1
Estimates of the Incidence of Crack Cocaine Use in Those Likely to Attend Treatment in the English Population, 2005–2018	1
What Do Young Adults Expect from the Recreational Use of Ecstasy (3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine/Molly)? A Latent Class Analysis of a Convenience Sample of Dutch Young Adults	1
Exploring Patients’ Perceptions on Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment: Influences on Treatment Initiation and Implications for Practice	1
Identifying Subgroups of Cannabis Users Based on Help-Seeking Preferences: A Latent Class Analysis	1
Polymorphisms in Stress-Related Genes Are Associated with Reduced Cocaine Abuse and Longer Retention in Methadone Maintenance Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder	1
COVID-19-Related Death in Patients with Alcohol or Substance Use Disorders	1