OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy is 7. 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
Evaluation of post-discharge engagement for emergency department patients with opioid use history who received telehealth recovery coaching services	37
Defining exposure for estimating the global burden of alcohol consumption: plausibility testing of WHO methodology using ASEAN countries as a case study	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
Barriers to opioid replacement therapy in pregnant women with opioid use disorder: a systematic review	26
Treatment interventions for co-occurring opioid use disorder, and sleep disturbances: a scoping review	26
Psychosocial correlates of co-workers’ responses to alcohol problems in the workplace - a cross-sectional survey among medical personnel in Poland	23
Exploring electronic cigarette portrayals: a content and thematic analysis of African online news coverage	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
Community pharmacist-administered injectable naltrexone for individuals who were formerly incarcerated: a review of Wisconsin legislation and regulations	18
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
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
Intravenous ketamine for severe alcohol use disorder at Moi Teaching & Referral Hospital, Kenya: a case report	16
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
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
Associations between smoking, tobacco types, and depression in middle-aged and elderly Chinese individuals: a cross-sectional analysis from the CHARLS study	13
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
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
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
Residential and inpatient treatment of substance use disorders in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review	11
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
Startup activities and challenges implementing an integrated care model for pregnant and postpartum individuals with substance use disorders: a qualitative study	10
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
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
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
Evaluating health information provided to kratom consumers by good manufacturing practice-qualified vendors	8
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
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
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