OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Journal of Substance Use 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 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Decreasing trends in alcohol use among African American youth: 2006–2019, USA	18
The occurrence and severity of obsessive-compulsive disorder in the opium and amphetamine users	14
ACEs and social risk factors in patients with opioid use disorder	12
A qualitative evaluation of a hospital-based peer recovery support program	12
Quality of life and substance use in Lebanese medical students	11
Environmental factors contributing to the growing trend of drug use among college students in Karachi	11
Employment and primary source of treatment payment: physical recovery capital as a predictor of cocaine use treatment completion	11
Evaluation of an infographic: prescription drug misuse among older adults in Saskatchewan	9
Self-reported reasons for opioid and analgesic misuse among participants without cancer in the United States	9
Pilot implementation of contingency management for stimulant use disorder in a Veterans Affairs homeless program primary care clinic	8
Latent subtypes of substance use among students in higher education and group differences in mental health outcomes	8
Typology of Canadian adult cannabis users following legalization	8
Nicotine addiction in pre-hospital emergency care workers in Turkey: a cross-sectional study	7
The effect of smoking on back pain and depression in young adults	7
Determining the effect of the addiction awareness program on substance addiction awareness and tendency to use substances levels	7
Experiences of patient-initiated discharge from an inpatient withdrawal management service: a qualitative descriptive study	6
Methamphetamine addiction in Sudan: examining the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of 24 Al-qurashi residents – a novel cross-sectional approach	6
Measuring alcohol consumption while watching sport events: a feasibility and validity study comparing ecological momentary assessments and transdermal alcohol monitors	6
Relationship between driving while impaired and riding with an impaired driver among adolescents in the United States	6
Are my peers impulsive? Normative perceptions of impulsivity and associations with personal impulsivity and alcohol use outcomes	6
The challenge of co-dependency among family members of substance users: an enquiry from eastern Arunachal Pradesh, India	6
Oral contraceptive use, coffee consumption, and other risk factors of type 2 diabetes in women: a case–control study	6
Pairwise associations of domestic violence with male alcohol use, tobacco use, and child stunting in Indian households: evidence from NFHS-5	5
Beyond the patch: outpatient management of fentanyl misuse with levomethadone	5
Examination of hookah usage and gambling status of university students*	5

Exploration of the initiation of substance use among Pakistani adolescents: a qualitative approach	5
Importance of media literacy in combating disinformation on substance misuse: a psychiatrist’s perspective	5
Factors associated with smoking refusal self-efficacy among Finnish and Portuguese early adolescents	5
From chemsex to dependence: a case report	5
The efficacy of venlafaxine in the treatment of depression, withdrawal symptoms, and craving in individuals with methamphetamine dependence	5
Education and employment status among young adults three years after entering residential substance use treatment. A longitudinal data-linkage study	5
Exploring opportunities for hepatitis C treatment uptake among people who inject drugs in Australia: a qualitative study	5
Prevalence of waterpipe smoking in Zakho City, Kurdistan region, Iraq	5
Anabolic-androgenic steroid use among Iranian male gym-goers	5
From relapse prevention to recovery protection: a positive perspective on recovery from substance use disorder	5
The effect of COVID-19 anxiety and awareness on smoking urges: the moderator effect of demographic factors	5
The impact of adverse childhood experiences on emotional dysregulation and aggressiveness in individuals with substance use disorders	5
The experiences of nurse managers working with substance-using nurses	5
Sociodemographic characteristics and related factors of substance use in Pakistan; a retrospective study	5
Inpatient treatment for substance use disorders: reductions in substance cravings, anxiety, and depressive symptoms	5
Internal and external locus of control in college students indulging in substance use in a northern state of India	4
Review of competency-based models and quality standards in training and education in the addiction field	4
Associations between cannabis risk perceptions and Delta-8 THC use among young adults	4
Intersecting paths: Substance use disorder recovery and post-traumatic growth	4
Explaining factors contributing to alcohol consumption among elderly men: a qualitative study	4
Predictors of enacted stigma following disclosure among people in recovery from opioid use disorder: a machine learning approach	4
Comorbid substance use disorder and major depressive episodes: gender and race differences among adolescent youth in the post-pandemic era	4
Am I fit to practice? The need for drug-free pharmacists	4
Mephentermine use and adverse effects among athletes: a systematic review	4
The association between chronic medical health conditions and Delta-8 THC use among U.S. Adults	4
Suicidal behaviors among intravenous drug users: a meta-analysis	4
Links between alcohol use with and/or without parental permission and other substance use	4
Determinants of nicotine dependence levels among adults in Al Baha region, Saudi Arabia 2025: an analytical cross-sectional study	4
Correlates of substance use disorder among persons experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic	4
The effect of self-compassion on the level of stigma in individuals with substance use disorder	4
Exploring treatment barriers on the use of crystal methamphetamine among young people in Harare, Zimbabwe	4
Evaluation of metacognition, difficulties in emotion regulation and addiction severity levels of individuals diagnosed with substance use disorder	4
Association between forced displacement and cigarette smoking among Colombian adolescents	4
Personality trait and associate factors among smokers: systematic review and meta-analysis	4
Radiating impacts: understanding secondary traumatic stress among frontline healthcare workers in the opioid crisis	3
NEXT: description, rationale, and evaluation of a novel internet-based mail-delivered syringe service program	3
The vital role of trauma, neuro, and shame-aware care in substance use treatment and research	3
Green tobacco sickness as a health alarm in Bandar Lengeh city (southwest of Hormozgan province) of Iran	3
Attitudes regarding cigarette smoking addiction and related factors in healthcare students: a cross-sectional study	3
Non-medical use of prescription drugs and ATOD among psychological distress middle school students residing in the southern United States	3
The daily progress system - a recovery support tool to improve engagement and retention in outpatient substance use treatment	3
Relationship between anxiety and depression with smoking cessation treatments: a follow-up study	3
The mediating role of alexithymia in substance use disorder: a link between disordered eating and addiction severity	3
Suicide ideation and behavior and ATOD use among bisexual high school students	3
Opioid use disorders attributed to heroin and tramadol: sociodemographic and clinical similarities and differences	3
Relationship between attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder and substance use among college students in southeastern Iran	3
Can complete blood count parameters be a good marker for substance use disorder?	3
Investigating and comparing disabilities caused by substance abuse using Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0)	3
Misuse of psychoactive medicines and its consequences in the European Union – a scoping review	3
Smoking prevalence and attitudes of medical students as potential role models in tobacco control in Istanbul, Türkiye	3

Perinatal outcomes of synthetic cathinone (“bath salts”) use in pregnancy: a case series	3
Current and life-time alcohol consumption in Iranian students: a systematic review and meta-analysis	3
The COVID-19 pandemic and parental substance use: a cross-sectional survey of substance use among pregnant and post-partum individuals and their partners	3
Alternative Peer Groups (APGs) in adolescent substance use disorder recovery: an insight into services and the need for robust infrastructure	3
Substance use and substance use disorders in relation to COVID-19: qualitative experiences of people who use drugs in Jordan	3
Trends in prescription drug misuse sources: demographic differences among adolescents and young adults	3
Clinical factors associated with craving in patients with opioid use disorder receiving buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance therapy	3
The correlation between anger-anger expression style and aggression in individuals with substance use disorders in Eastern Türkiye	3
Prevalence of cognitive impairment in Moroccan patients with substance use disorder	3
Drinking with awareness: mindfulness moderates the relationship between drinking and alcohol-related problems	3
The effects of substance use on sexual life, sexual sensation seeking, and risky sexual behaviors in heterosexual individuals	3
What are the attitudes toward patients with substance use disorders (SUD) among medical students in the UK: a systematic review	3
Investigating the selfitis behaviors and self-esteem of nursing and medical technology students	3
Factors related to motivation and barriers influencing treatment and recovery process of methamphetamine use disorder through in-depth, semi-structured, qualitative interviews	3
The effect of personal traits of nursing students on smoking and nicotine dependence	3
Prenatal opioid exposure and the early life epigenome: results from ECHO	2
Age-related differences in psychological distress and aggression among people who use anabolic-androgenic steroids	2
Investigation of factors affecting tobacco and e-cigarette use in Turkey	2
Cannabis use, perceived problems and the contemplation of reducing or quitting: a cross-sectional survey for vocational students	2
A latent class analysis of alcohol-related problems among adults who drank in the past year	2
Healthy coping styles in men with cannabis use disorder: comparative study of mild, moderate, and severe level	2
Substance use disorder in the hills of the Garhwal Himalayas: a call for attention	2
Sex differences in state level prevalence of alcohol use among Black women and men in the United States	2
Looking beyond sexualized drug use: exploring the relationship between substance use and subjective well-being among LGBTQ+ people in the UK	2
Substance use and its co-relates among homeless youths in selected cities of northern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study	2
Positive and negative elements of short and long-term interventions during the Covid-19 pandemic period	2
Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on self esteem, emotional intelligence and relapse rate among patients with psychoactive substance use disorders in a Nigerian rehabilitation center	2
Importance of perceived social support for HIV/AIDS patients in Pakistan: a collectivist society	2
Substance use and sexual identity: health disparities in NYC sexual health clinics	2
Dining table as a tool to identify early risks of substance use amongst teenagers: a narrative literature review	2
“Because change is possible … ”: Peer support workers’ perceptions of their roles and responsibilities in the recovery workforce	2
The relationship between personality traits and coping strategies with permanence in the treatment process in patients undergoing methadone maintenance treatment	2
CBD use & anxiety among college students	2
Bayesian spatial mapping of rates of substance use among high-school students in Florida	2
Knowledge levels and attitudes of individuals regarding substance use disorder in Turkey	2
Severe toxic encephalopathy in a housewife mother by volatile solvents abuse	2
The development and validation of smoking scale	2
Factors affecting nicotine dependence in smokers	2
Psychoactive substance uses among people living with HIV/AIDS in Western Ethiopia: a multi-centered facility-based cross-sectional study	2
Diamorphine assisted treatment in Middlesbrough: a UK drug treatment case study	2
Global addiction university education: a survey of members of International Consortium of Universities for Drug Demand Reduction (ICUDDR)	2
Ombuds interventions for people in opioid use disorder treatment: a scoping review	2
Polysubstance use of psychoactive stimulants and receipt of medications for opioid use disorder among pregnant women in U.S. treatment facilities	2
Factors influencing relapse among opioid use disorder patients on buprenorphine treatment in Kashmir- a qualitative exploration	2
Are alcohol protective behavioral strategies associated with simultaneous use of alcohol and cannabis among young adults?	2
The impact of marijuana use on blood pressure in non-hypertensive USA adults: NHANES 2005 – 2012	2
Relationship between substance use-associated stigma and executive dysfunction	2
The role of family relationships, quality of recovery, and cannabis disorder in rehabilitation program success in the Philippines	2
Prevalence of smoking among medical students and associated factors in Turkey	2
The effect of transtheoretical model-based motivational interviewing on self-efficacy and belief perceptions in individuals with substance use disorder	2
Differences and interactions between intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that drive smokers to quit and to continue smoking: a qualitative analysis	2
Test-retest validity and reliability of the MA related Go/No-Go task in assessing inhibitory control and attentional bias in methamphetamine users	2
COVID-19 pandemic-related impacts and addiction severity among service users in selected substance use treatment facilities in Nairobi, Kenya	2
College medical students consume methylphenidate for cognitive enhancement with and without a medical prescription	2
Impulsivity and aggression in patients with methamphetamine use disorder and opioid use disorder	2
Moderating effects of stress coping: evaluating the relationships between personality and prescription drug misuse amongst Young adults	2
Moderated-mediation effects of emotional intelligence and coping strategy on the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder among African asylum seekers in Korea	2
Survive or suffer: sustainability of addiction care curriculum/training in South African Universities	2
The role of working memory as a moderator of implicit associations in young adults’ alcohol use	2
The impact of childhood maltreatment on telomere length in cocaine use disorder	2
The impact of perceived risk of COVID-19 from smoking on the change in number of cigarettes smoked	2
Understanding synthetic drug analogues among the homeless population from the perspectives of the public: thematic analysis of Twitter data	2
Predictors of problematic marijuana use among Chilean adolescents: interactions between parental involvement, peer marijuana use, and perceived severity	2
Patterns and distribution of tobacco use and its association with oral precancerous lesions among the tribes of Odisha	2
Association between emotional intelligence and decision-making styles in individuals with substance use disorders	2
Perceptions of food and alcohol disturbance: a vignette experiment examining the role of gender and calorie restriction motive	2