OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy 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
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	57
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	45
Substance use disorder, the workforce, and treatment quality for minoritized populations: a systematic review	40
Defining exposure for estimating the global burden of alcohol consumption: plausibility testing of WHO methodology using ASEAN countries as a case study	37
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services	37
Single state agency licensure requirements for substance use disorder treatment programs in the United States: results of a national survey	32
Enhancing the drug addiction treatment service by introducing a new residential treatment model in the Philippines: A qualitative study	32
Tobacco marketing and youth perceptions: connections between industry tactics and beliefs about harm and addiction among those under 21	31
Challenges in substance use treatment as perceived by professionals and Arabic-speaking refugees in Germany	30
Technology-based interventions for tobacco smoking prevention and treatment: a 20-year bibliometric analysis (2003–2022)	29
Treatment interventions for co-occurring opioid use disorder, and sleep disturbances: a scoping review	26
Barriers to opioid replacement therapy in pregnant women with opioid use disorder: a systematic review	26
Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage	23
Psychosocial correlates of co-workers’ responses to alcohol problems in the workplace - a cross-sectional survey among medical personnel in Poland	23
Illicit drug use in university students in the UK and Ireland: a PRISMA-guided scoping review	21
Symptoms of posttraumatic stress partially mediate the relationship between gender-based violence and alcohol misuse among South African women	19
Black girls and referrals: racial and gender disparities in self-reported referral to substance use disorder assessment among justice-involved children	18
Digital interventions for substance use disorders in young people: rapid review	18
Community pharmacist-administered injectable naltrexone for individuals who were formerly incarcerated: a review of Wisconsin legislation and regulations	18
Staying motivated by anchoring on values: a mixed methods study on the workplace well-being and addiction beliefs of substance use professionals in Singapore	17
Profiles of care trajectories among patients with substance-related disorders, assessed over nine years considering other patient characteristics and subsequent adverse outcomes	16
Exposure to second-hand smoke, tobacco advertising, and school curriculum on tobacco harms in South African Adolescents: findings from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey	16
Intravenous ketamine for severe alcohol use disorder at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Kenya: a case report	16
The path forward for substance use disorder treatment using contingency management under sect. 1115 demonstration waivers	15
Prevalence, risk factors, and metabolic implications of alcohol use disorders among male workers in Hebei Province, China: a cross-sectional study	15

Referral to and engagement in substance use disorder treatment within opioid intervention courts in New York: a qualitative study of implementation barriers and facilitators	15
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	14
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	14
Clinician’s perceptions and experiences with tobacco treatment in people who use cannabis: a qualitative study	14
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	13
The growth of recovery capital in clients of recovery residences in Florida, USA: a quantitative pilot study of changes in REC-CAP profile scores	13
The positivity rate of opioid drug urine testing in an emergency department between 2016 and 2024, before and after the introduction of fentanyl testing	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
Associations between smoking, tobacco types, and depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals: a cross-sectional analysis from the CHARLS study	13
Dog ownership for people with substance use disorder: self-reported influence on substance use and mental health	12
Alcohol and mental health care integration in traumatically injured patients with elevated BAC: a retrospective chart review	12
Treatment for problematic substance use in Nordic youth: a narrative review from the viewpoint of social services	12
Context-dependent asymmetries in intertemporal decision-making: a comparative study of substance use disorder and control groups	12
Linkage to hepatitis C treatment in two opioid substitution treatment units in Gothenburg, Sweden: a retrospective cohort study	12
Effect of a communication intervention on alcohol use during pregnancy in post conflict Northern Uganda: a quasi experimental study	12
Prevalence and correlates of substance use among middle and high school students in Settat Province, Morocco	11
The power of people who use drugs as mass media influencers in changing public opinion during the global overdose epidemic	11
Association between the location of Opioid Agonist Treatment (OAT) providers and heroin-related ambulance attendances	11
Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review	11
Prevalence, correlates, and reasons for substance use among adolescents aged 10–17 in Ghana: a cross-sectional convergent parallel mixed-method study	10
Sweden’s first Take-Home Naloxone program: participant characteristics, dose endpoints and predictors for overdose reversals	10
Inpatient utilization among Medicaid members with substance use disorder in Oregon	10
Startup activities and challenges implementing an integrated care model for pregnant and postpartum individuals with substance use disorders: a qualitative study	10
Correction to: Linkage to hepatitis C treatment in two opioid substitution treatment units in Gothenburg, Sweden: a retrospective cohort study	9
Differences between men who have sex with men that use drugs and engage in chemsex and those who do not engage in chemsex in the French ANRS-PREVENIR cohort: the need to rethink harm reduction service	9
Patterns of service utilization among youth with substance use service need: a cohort study	9
Addressing the needs for cultural adaptation of DARE-keepin’ it REAL among Brazilian students: strategies to improve implementation	9
Association between toxic drug events and encephalopathy in British Columbia, Canada: a cross-sectional analysis	9
Mapping the subjective importance of the topic ‘parenthood’ for parents with substance use disorder in inpatient rehabilitative care – an explorative qualitative study in Germany	9
Gender differences in physical morbidity in opioid agonist treatment patients: population-based cohort studies from the Czech Republic and Norway	9
Navigating challenges and opportunities: perspectives on digital service development in substance use disorder treatment	8
Prevalence and factors associated with substance use among adolescent girls and young women working in artisanal and small-scale gold mining communities of Uganda: a cross-sectional exploratory study	8
Addressing the unanswered questions: a qualitative exploration focusing on community dwellers using pregabalin without prescription in Islamabad city, Pakistan	8
Neurocognitive function and medical care utilization in Veterans treated for substance use disorder	8
Theory-based correlates of cannabis use and intentions among US and Israeli adults: a mixed methods study	8
Language considerations for children of parents with substance use disorders	8
Overdose prevention activities led by local public health departments, 2019–2023	8
Steering the energy with music: hermeneutic phenomenological study of user perspectives of music and music therapy for co-occurring ADHD and substance use problems	8
Problematic alcohol use among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Canada: the role of proximal stressors and anxiety	8
Emotion regulation and impulsivity evolution during transdiagnostic DBT implementation in addictology – a 3-year naturalistic study	8
Evaluating health information provided to kratom consumers by good manufacturing practice-qualified vendors	8
The International Center for Alcohol Policies (ICAP) book series: a key resource globally for alcohol industry political strategies	7
Experiences of a lived experience recovery organisation for those in abstinence-based substance use recovery: a thematic analysis	7
Consideration of vaping products as an alternative to adult smoking: a narrative review	7
Profiles of quality of outpatient care use, associated sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and adverse outcomes among patients with substance-related disorders	7
Differentiating people who use cannabis heavily through latent class analysis	7
Navigating opioid use disorder treatment for pregnant and parenting people: composite narratives for policy action	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
The multidimensional social ecological needs and service utilization patterns of youth using non-medical prescription opioids: an observational study of routinely collected data in a provincial integr	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
Injection cessation and relapse to injection and the associated factors among people who inject drugs in Iran: The Rostam study	6
The efficacy of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment in relieving fatigue in people who inject drugs: a randomized controlled trial	6
Inpatient care provider perspectives on the development and implementation of an addiction medicine consultation service in a small urban setting	6
A self-assessment of opioid use disorder services at a Pacific Northwest County jail	6
Global scientific research landscape on binge drinking: a comprehensive bibliometric and visualization analysis of trends, collaborations, and future directions	6
Substance use and treatment utilization patterns of working-age American men who were not in employment, education, or training (NEET) during the COVID-19 pandemic	6
Addiction across substance use, gambling, and screen: a scoping review of coping strategies adopted by concerned significant others	6
Does media channel matter? exploring the disparities of online and offline anti-tobacco messages and their impacts on e-cigarette harm perception and use	6
A qualitative pilot study exploring the acceptability of a peer provider delivered substance use brief intervention from the perspective of youth in Kenya	5
Unemployment & opioid use disorder – socio-medical assessment results by the Medical Service of the German Federal Employment Agency	5
The relationship between insecure attachment and nicotine dependence among users of classic cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products: a moderated mediation model	5
Comparing the effectiveness of in-person vs. virtual intensive group interventions for healthcare professionals with substance use disorders	5
Effectively engaging faith-based leaders on syringe services programs: U.S. pastors’ knowledge, perceptions, and questions	5
Understanding youth and young adult cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: a scoping review on a public health issue	5
Cannabis use characteristics and associations with problematic use outcomes, quitting-related factors, and mental health among US young adults	5
Quadruple pharmacotherapy for alcohol use disorder tolerable yet insufficient: a case report	5
Access to tablet injectable opioid agonist therapy in rural and smaller urban settings in British Columbia, Canada: a qualitative study	5
Cross-analyzing addiction specialist and patient opinions and experiences about addictive disorder screening in primary care to identify interaction-related obstacles: a qualitative study	5
Recruiting people who inject drugs (PWID) into research: benefits and challenges of respondent driven sampling (RDS) in a sample in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa	4
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	4
Qualitative description of outreach and engagement in perinatal substance treatment in Finland	4
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	4
Initiation, appeal, and dependence: a qualitative exploration of e-cigarette use in Chile	4
Effectiveness of a practice change intervention in reducing alcohol consumption in pregnant women attending public maternity services	4
Lower-risk substance use guidelines accessible by youth	4
Disruptions to U.S. local public health’s role in population-based substance use prevention and response during COVID-19	4
Adherence to mHealth quit smoking application ‘stopcoach’ on top of evidence based smoking cessation counselling: association with participant characteristics and long-term abstinence	4
Belief that addiction is a discrete category is a stronger correlate with stigma than the belief that addiction is biologically based	4
Youth cannabis use in Canada post-legalization: service providers’ perceptions, practices, and recommendations	4
Economic and epidemiological burden of medical complications of unregulated drug use among people who inject drugs in Québec	4
Awareness about opioids crisis, policies and regulation of opioid stewardship at hospitals settings: a nationwide cross-sectional study among healthcare professionals from Pakistan	4
Beyond the Bud: new cannabis products and modes of consumption in Ontario, Canada’s legal hybrid market	4
Identifying how tobacco industry-targeted communities perceive California’s tobacco endgame initiative	4
Clearing the smoke: experiences of patients and professionals during a one-year smoking cessation intervention in ambulatory mental healthcare – a qualitative study	4
Determining adverse childhood experiences and their association with substance use among young adults in universities and colleges in Mombasa County, Kenya	4
The use of post-cycle therapy is associated with reduced withdrawal symptoms from anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a survey of 470 men	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	3
Nicotine dependence and associated factors among persons who use electronic e-cigarettes in Malaysia - an online survey	3
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	3
Equine-assisted services for individuals with substance use disorders: a scoping review	3
Tramadol use among young commercial drivers in Tamale Metropolis: a concurrent triangulation mixed-methods study	3
Exploring chronic pain and other clinical characteristics in drug treatment court participants	3
Dual abstinence from nicotine vaping and cannabis use among young people: secondary analyses from two U.S.-based randomized controlled trials of vaping cessation	3
Public support of and attitudes toward decriminalization of possession of illegal drugs among the general population in British Columbia	3
Response to a peer telehealth intervention for emergency department patients presenting with opioid use disorder or unintentional overdose: a stratified interrupted time series analysis	3
An environmental scan of residential treatment service provision in Ontario	3
Harm reduction and recovery services support (HRRSS) to mitigate the opioid overdose epidemic in a rural community	3
Workforce Diversity and disparities in wait time and retention among opioid treatment programs	3
Patterns of remission from alcohol dependence in the United Kingdom: results from an online panel general population survey	3
Smoking cessation experiences during alcohol and cannabis treatment in substance use programmes in Catalonia: A qualitative study	3
Staff perspectives on delivering inpatient care in a newly developed addiction medicine unit in Northern Ontario	3
Planning and implementing community-based drug checking services in Scotland: a qualitative exploration using the consolidated framework for implementation research	3
Delphi method applicability in drug foresight	3
Engaging youth as leaders and partners can improve substance use prevention: a call to action to support youth engagement practice and research	2
Initial stakeholder perceptions around opioid settlement funds in Pennsylvania	2
Evaluating the DALY impact of disease associated with second-hand smoke exposure in different socio-demographic index regions	2
Personal recovery for special populations: a qualitative study exploring the role of special interest meetings within 12-step fellowships	2
“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	2
Recent incarceration and minoritized racial status as barriers to the effectiveness of recovery management checkups	2
Marketing claims, promotional strategies, and product information on Malaysian e-cigarette retailer websites-a content analysis	2
A hospital-based multi-centric observational study to explore the prevalence and correlates of non-medical use and dependence of pregabalin among the patients with substance use disorder in Punjab &am	2
Initiation and/or re-initiation of drug use among people who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada from 2021 to 2022: a prospective cohort study	2
A community-based systematic review of economic evaluations of overdose prevention sites for people who use drugs: a study protocol	2
Exploring Scottish addiction services: provider-based stigma, addiction aetiology beliefs, treatment bias, and burnout among addiction treatment providers	2
Sex-related inequalities in current cigarette smoking among adolescents in Africa	2
A cost benefit analysis of a virtual overdose monitoring service/mobile overdose response service: the national overdose response service	2
Effects of a Relapse Prevention Program on motivation, relapse, and stress management in correctional settings	2
A spatiotemporal analysis of opioid prescriptions in Indiana from 2015 to 2019	2
Smoking and bladder cancer: insights into pathogenesis and public health implications from a bibliometric analysis (1999–2023)	2
Engagement and retention in a motivational, discovery, and transitional track based substance use disorder recovery program: evaluation, facilitators and barriers	2
Is chewing khat associated with mental health disorders? A scoping review of the content and quality of the current evidence base	2
Alcohol use disorder and disability insurance in Switzerland: the attitudes and views of lawyers, insurance medical experts, and addiction-specialist therapists	2
Associations between childbirth, gang exposure and substance use among young women in Cape Town, South Africa	2
“Sometimes you have to take the person and show them how”: adapting behavioral activation for peer recovery specialist-delivery to improve methadone treatment retention	2
A cluster-randomized trial of a brief multi-component intervention to improve tobacco outcomes in substance use treatment	2
Perceived impacts of North Americas first de-medicalized safer supply program	2
Investigating the effect of zinc supplementation on probability of relapse and mental health in patients with opioid use disorder undergoing methadone maintenance treatment	2
Substance use disorder prevalence in Sierra Leone: a sex-disaggregated analysis using the World Health Organization equity data	2
Comparing the effects of decreasing prescription opioid shipments and the release of an abuse deterrent OxyContin formulation on opioid overdose fatalities in WV: an interrupted time series study	2