OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Hazardous alcohol use among Danish adolescents during the second wave of COVID-19: Link between alcohol use and social life	39
The importance of debunking constructions	20
A place of encounter: Health and social care workers’ perspectives on public gathering spaces for people using drugs	16
Problematic gambling in municipal social work in Tampere, Finland: Social workers’ perceptions of service pathways before the casino opening and the health and social services reform	14
Between acute medicine and municipal alcohol treatment: Cross-sectoral collaborations regarding patients with alcohol problems	13
Children’s out-of-home placements: Associations with parental substance use and neighbourhood sociodemographics	12
Experiences Following a Sibling's Substance-Related Death: A Systematic Review	11
Do adverse experiences predict unemployment and need of psychiatric help after treatment for drug use disorders?	10
Illicit drug use at licensed premises and the potential for prevention: A qualitative interview study of stakeholders	10
Workplace interventions for Finnish nurses: a retrospective document analysis of disciplinary decisions related to substance use	9
Professional helpers' experiences of assisting the bereaved after drug-related deaths: A knowledge gap	9
Science, DEI and expanded thinking	8
A survey of international addiction researchers’ views on implications of brain-based explanations of addiction and the responsibility of affected persons	8
“Fun for some, terrible for others” Gender, risk and responsibility in young people's stories about alcohol consumption	7
Affiliation to the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) community: A qualitative study on differences between highly affiliated and low/non-affiliated individuals	7
Psychometric evaluation of a Swedish version of the Impaired Control Scale for individuals with alcohol use disorder	6
Needs for help and received help for those bereaved by a drug-related death: a cross-sectional study	6
Revisiting the quality criteria for qualitative research	6
Navigating the complex currents of risk environments among people who use drugs: A commentary	6
Treatment satisfaction among patients in opioid agonist treatment in Norway: A multicenter cohort study	5
Yet another alcohol policy experiment in Finland	5
Alcohol purchases through online stores and mobile applications in the late phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland	5
Drug control and human rights in the Russian Federation	5
Characteristics of people who have received treatment for late-onset problem drinking and alcohol use disorder: A systematic review and narrative synthesis	5
New divides and alienation	5

Exclusion of the non-English-speaking world from the scientific literature: Recommendations for change for addiction journals and publishers	5
From existing to living: Exploring the meaning of recovery and a sober life after a long duration of a substance use disorder	5
Interagency collaboration: Complex yet crucial	5
The effect of employment support integrated in substance use treatment: A health economic cost-effectiveness simulation of three different interventions	5
Consumption trends and policies under scrutinisation	5
“It's nice to just be”: A qualitative study on the meaning-imbued reality of waterpipe smoking among young adults in Sweden	5
Corrigendum to Validation of the Nurses’ Skills to Care for Alcohol-Intoxicated Patients in Emergency Department (NSCAIP-ED) Instrument. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. Epub ahead of print 10 Au	5
Pain and Prose: Tracing the Opioid Epidemic in Stephen King's Novels	5
Twitter activity surrounding the Finnish green party's cannabis legalisation proposal: A mixed-methods analysis	5
Am I Worth it? Social Investment Discourse as a Frame of Interaction in Welfare Programs for Young People with Drug Problems	5
Bridging academia and Nordic Societies	5
Digital screens and children	5
Changes in the trajectories of drug-free friendships and substance use among a cohort of individuals with multiple substance use disorders	5
Performing normality in working life among heavy substance users	4
Student drinking cultures in tertiary education residential accommodation: A contextual research study	4
A qualitative study of a recovery capital assessment tool in alcohol and drug treatment facilities: Perspectives from social work professionals	4
“If I Don’t Take Care of Him Then Who Will?” Caregiving Through the Eyes of Adult Offspring of Patients Hospitalized with Alcohol-Related Liver Disease	4
Why are the police against drug policy liberalisation?	4
Qualifications and Competency Needs among Professionals in Outpatient Care for Young People with Co-occurring Problems	4
The critical role of peer reviewers: Challenges and future steps	3
Celebrating 40 years of Nordic collaboration	3
Caring for elderly substance users: Challenges, dilemmas and recommendations	3
Guided by Energy, Ethics and Empathy	3
We need to talk about shrooms	3
Gender dynamics in drug-using contexts: Implication for treatment and support	3
From Policy to Politics: Is there a Nordic Model for the regulation of alcohol and gambling?	3
School collective efficacy and gambling: A multilevel study of 11th grade students in Stockholm	3
Increased alcohol use to cope with COVID-19-related anxiety one year into the coronavirus pandemic	3
Gender- and age-stratified analyses of gambling disorder in Finland between 2011 and 2020 based on administrative registers	3
Fifty Years of Cooperation: Towards More or Less Content?	3
A taste of Nordic freedom: The problematic marketing of nicotine pouches in the United Kingdom	3
North America's fentanyl death crisis: Selected lessons for Europe's future?	3
For debate: Towards standardised data collection practices for gambling helplines	3
The elephant in the room: Metaphors in women's accounts of life with a family member with problematic substance use	3
Criminal thinking and psychosocial characteristics among young adults entering residential substance use treatment	3
From Science to Pleasure: Justifications of the Use of Classic Psychedelics in Finland	3
A clarion call to the addiction science community: It's time to resist the anti-scientific policies of the US Trump administration	3
Connection, hope, and reciprocal valuation: Experiences of participating in the peer-led course “Recovery is up to you”	2
The role of occupational therapy in substance use	2
Gambling policy positions of Finnish newspapers between 2004 and 2020: An automated content analysis	2
Barriers and facilitative factors in the provision of first-responder services to persons bereaved following a drug-related death: A qualitative study	2
Svenska narkotikapolisföreningens tidskrift – polisens bild av ett problem?	2
Are We Doing Enough? Drug-Related Deaths as a Pressing Social Issue	2
Rettigheter og tvang i kommunale hjelpetilbud til personer med alvorlige samtidige rus- og psykiske lidelser: erfaringer med regelverket, i lys av menneskerettigheter	2
Drug treatment service procurement: A systematic review of models, goals, and outcomes	2
Evidence for improving welfare services	2
“You get stuck in it”: Young people's accounts of attempting to quit non-medical tramadol use	2
Coordination in treatments for people who use anabolic androgenic steroid (AAS) – Experiences of professionals	2
Uncovering young people's situational construction of sexual consent	2
A Strait or an Ocean? Exploring Risks and Resources among People who use Drugs in Denmark and Sweden	2

Examining the Strategies and Tactics of the Alcohol Industry During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Botswana	2
Swedish exchange students’ alcohol use, drug use, risky sexual behaviour, mental health, and self-rated health: A follow-up study	2
Arenas of Choice During Addiction Treatment: A Qualitative Study of Patient and Staff Experiences	2
Commentary on “A strait or an ocean? Exploring risks and resources among people who use drugs in Denmark and Sweden”	2
Translating and adapting the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) for use in the Russian Federation: A multicentre pilot study to inform validation procedures	2
What Shapes Professional Practice: Judgement and Decision-Making in Danish Outpatient Alcohol Counselling	2
Implications of the decline in adolescent drinking on the experience of alcohol-related consequences in the Nordic countries: A study based on data from the ESPAD project	2
What Characterizes Municipalities With Stronger Local Alcohol Prevention Efforts in Sweden? A Study of 209 Municipalities During 2011–2021	2
Alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling form a lens for the Nordic welfare states’ biggest challenges	2
Substance Use of Older Adults in Gerontological Social Work Client Documents	2
Barns upplevelser av en intervention i familjer där vuxna har ett problematiskt bruk av alkohol och droger	2
Trajectories of Concurrent Psychological Distress, Heavy Episodic Drinking and Daily Cigarette Smoking From Adolescence to Midlife: Patterns and Their Sociodemographic Correlates	2
Risky drinking or risky governance?	2
We need research centers in our field	2
The Lines of Argumentation of Alcohol, Drug and Gambling Policies in Finland	2
Rehabilitative measures as a legal response for adolescents convicted for drug offences: The Swedish system	2
A Register-Based Follow-Up Study of Age-Specific Mortality and Causes of Death of Men, Women and Accompanying Children After Substance Use Treatment	2
Ways to get a more balanced gender representation in addiction journals’ management and workforce	2
Wishing for a more sober society: A scoping review on addiction problems and treatment in Greenland preceding the 2016 national treatment strategy	2
A measure of alcohol affordability for Sweden: Capturing trends among different demographic groups	2