OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Current Addiction Reports is 3. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
An Updated Narrative Review on the Role of Alcohol Among Indigenous Communities	147
The Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review	71
Family and Parental Factors Related to Pornography Use and Problematic Pornography Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults	61
Alcohol Use Research in the U.S. Deaf Community: 21st Century Advances	60
Cannabis and Intentional Self-injury: a Narrative Review	55
Sex and Gender Differences in Co-Occurring Alcohol Use Disorder and PTSD	50
Effects of Psychological or Exercise Interventions on Problematic Mobile Phone Use: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	46
Comparing the Approaches and Validity of ICD-11 Criteria for Gaming Disorder and DSM-5 Criteria for Internet Gaming Disorder	39
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder: a Harm Reduction Perspective	38
Examining Associations Between Negative Affect and Substance Use in Treatment-Seeking Samples: a Review of Studies Using Intensive Longitudinal Methods	35
Pornography Use, Problematic Pornography Use, and Potential Impacts on Partners and Relationships	34
Will Internet Availability Fuel Problematic Internet Use? A Cross-Temporal Meta-analysis of Patterns in China from 2003 to 2020	34
Systematic Review of Clinical Case Reports Involving Tianeptine Products: “Gas Station Heroin” Hype or Fact?	33
How to Treat Compulsive Facets of Behavioural Addictions	32
The Development of and Rationale for Gaming Disorder in ICD-11 and a Review of Available Assessment Tools	31
Rumination Across Internet Use Disorders (IUDs): a Systematic Review	30
Alcohol Use Disorder and Dementia: A Scoping Review	30
Parsing the Prospective Links from Externalizing and Internalizing Symptoms to Substance Use: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	30
Substance-Induced Psychosis: a Narrative Review	26
E-cigarette Use and Regulation in South Africa: a Synthesis of Evidence in Response to Industry Efforts to Undermine Product Regulation	25
Digital Interventions for Improving Pain Among Individuals With and Without Opioid Use Disorder and Reducing Medical and Non-medical Opioid Use: a Scoping Review of the Current Science	24
Dual Use of Combustible Cigarettes and E-cigarettes: a Narrative Review of Current Evidence	24
A Review of Relapse in Opioid Use Disorder	24
The Evolution of Telepsychiatry for Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19: a Narrative Review	23
A Review of Disparities in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Affecting Sexual and Gender Minority Populations and Evidence for Contributing Factors	22

Pornography, Problematic Pornography Use, and Infidelity	21
Impulsivity as a Predisposing Vulnerability Trait for Reward Sensitivity and Volitional Drug Self-administration: A Scoping Review	21
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Evaluating the Efficacy of Stand-Alone Digital Interventions to Prevent Substance Use Among Adolescents	19
The Potential Therapeutic Effects of MEAI in the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder	19
Pain, Substance Use Disorder and Suicide: on the Edge	19
Pharmacological Interventions for Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders	19
The Rise and Risk of Delta-8 THC (Delta-8-Tetrahydrocannabinol)	18
Third-Wave Treatments for Impulsivity in Addictive Disorders: a Narrative Review of the Active Ingredients and Overall Efficacy	18
It is Crucial to Ground Gambling Harm as an Impact to Health-Related Quality of Life	17
Food Addiction: a Deep Dive into ‘Loss of Control’ and ‘Craving’	17
The Reinforcing Natures of Hyper-Palatable Foods: Behavioral Evidence for Their Reinforcing Properties and the Role of the US Food Industry in Promoting Their Availability	17
How to Peer Review Quantitative Studies, Qualitative Studies, and Literature Reviews: Considerations from the ‘Other’ Side	17
Conceptualizations of Craving and the Pornography Craving Questionnaire: A Scoping Review	16
New Developments in Gambling Marketing: the Rise of Social Media Ads and Its Effect on Youth	16
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Substance Use Disorders and Chronic Pain: a Review of the Evidence and Call for Increased Mechanistic Understanding	16
Associations Between Behavioral Addictions and Mental Health Concerns During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	15
Affective and Cognitive Functions, Impulsivity and Compulsivity in Problematic Social Network Use and in Compulsive Buying-Shopping Disorder: A Systematic Review	15
Understanding and Treating Dual Diagnosis: Double the Trouble	15
A Systematic Review of Sex/Gender Differences in the Multi-dimensional Neurobiological Mechanisms in Addiction and Their Relevance to Impulsivity	14
Neurochemical and Hormonal Contributors to Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder	14
Substance Use Disorders Among Forcibly Displaced People: a Narrative Review	14
Critical Review of the Habit Theory in Substance Use Disorder and Application of Moors' Goal-Directed Theory	14
Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches	13
Gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Traditional Forms and Emerging Technologies	13
Violence, Alcohol Use and Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: an Overview Across the Lifespan	13
Kratom’s Emergence and Persistence Within the US Polydrug Epidemic	13
Improving Sleep to Address Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorder and Chronic Pain: Exploring the Potential of the Orexin (Hypocretin) System as a Clinical Target	13
Pharmacological Treatment of GHB Withdrawal Syndrome	12
Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Problematic Pornography Use on the Impulsivity-Compulsivity Axis: A Systematic Review	12
Preliminary Evidence that Tolerance and Withdrawal Occur in Response to Ultra-processed Foods	12
Transdiagnostic Impulsivity-Relevant Phenotypes and the Comorbidity of Personality Disorders with Substance and Alcohol Use Disorders	12
Neural Basis of Altered Impulsivity in Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorder: State-of-the-art Review	12
A Narrative Review of the Digital Equity Gap of Apps for Cigarette Smoking Cessation for Persons Living in the Hispanosphere	12
Co-Morbid Use and Misuse of Opioids and Stimulants: Clinical Neurobiology	11
Genetics of Concurrent Tobacco Use and Mental Illness	11
Medical Cannabis Use and Its Impact on Health Among Older Adults: Recent Research Findings and Future Directions	11
Dweck’s Mindset Theory Applied to Addictions: a Scoping Review	11
Ecological Momentary Interventions To Reduce Addictive Behaviors: A Systematic Review	11
Traumatic Stress-Enhanced Alcohol Drinking: Sex Differences and Animal Model Perspectives	11
The Potential Utility of GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Medications for Addiction Treatment: A Narrative Review of Clinical and Epidemiological Evidence	11
“Safeguarding Children and Young People from Gambling Harms: A Scoping Review of the Grey Literature”	11
Smartphone Apps Targeting Youth Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation: An Assessment of Credibility and Quality	11
Cannabis Legalization and the Decline of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) Treatment Utilization in the US	11
The Brain Salience Network at the Intersection of Pain and Substance use Disorders: Insights from Functional Neuroimaging Research	11
Sex-Related Vulnerability to Alcohol in Older Drinkers: A Narrative Review	11
Prevalence of Alexithymia and Internet Addiction Among Students and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cross-Sectional Studies	10
Sex-based Influences on White Matter Tract Integrity in Alcohol Use Disorder: a Systematic Review	10
The Contribution of Psychotherapy in Potential Therapeutic Effects of Psychedelics for Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder	10
Self-Efficacy as a Mechanism of Behavior Change in Addiction Science and Practice	10
Cravings, Control, and Cessation: A Scoping Review of Perceptions of Nicotine Addiction	10

Expanding the Lens: A Systematic Review of the Latest Research on Compulsive Sexual Behavior and Problematic Pornography Use among Women	9
Associations Among Sleep, Pain, and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: a Scoping Review	9
Diagnostic Ambiguities and Underuse of Clinical Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Case Reports on Kratom Addiction and Physical Dependence	9
Antidepressants in Alcohol Use Disorder: Balancing Evidence, Clinical Nuance, and the Risks of Deprescribing	9
Clinical Implications of Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) Use: a Literature Review	9
Defining Risky Use in the Context of Food Addiction	9
Psychedelics in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders and Addictive Behaviors: A Scoping Review	8
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder: Implications for Researchers	8
Online Communities and Gambling Behaviors — a Systematic Review	8
Chemsex: review of the current literature and treatment guidelines	8
Latinx Sexual Minority Adolescent Substance Use: State of the Science and Call for Intersectional Minority Stressors and Protective Factors	8
Correction to: Family and Parental Factors Related to Pornography Use and Problematic Pornography Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults	8
Cannabis Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults: a Scoping Review	8
Estimation of Behavioral Addiction Prevalence During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	8
The Environment of Recovery: Characterizing Social and Structural Factors Impacting Opioid Use	8
Review: Cannabinoids as Medicinals	7
Helpful or Harmful? The Therapeutic Potential of Medications with Varying Degrees of Abuse Liability in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders	7
Adoption, Adaptation or Exposure? Novel Digital Gambling Activities and Links with Gambling Problems	7
Why People Use Cannabis and Why It Matters: A Narrative Review	7
“Culturally Responsive” Substance Use Treatment: Contemporary Definitions and Approaches for Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Groups	7
The Use of Social Networking Sites and Its Impact on Adolescents’ Emotional Well-Being: a Scoping Review	7
On the Potential Benefits of Blockchain Technology in Gambling: A Perspective on Harm Reduction	7
Promising Intervention and Measurement Directions for Substance Use Treatment Research Among Hispanics	6
Sleep Deficiency and Pain in Persons With Substance Use Disorders	6
Betting on Uncertainty: A Review of Changes in Gambling and Substitute Addictive Behaviours During the COVID-19 Pandemic	6
Self-Change from Alcohol Problems among Racially and Ethnically Minoritized Adults: A Systematic Review	6
Substance Use and Anxiety Disorders: A Scoping Review	6
Harm Reduction Strategies for Opioid Use Disorder	6
Examining the Relationships Among Adverse Experiences, Impulsivity, and Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review of Recent Literature	6
A Review of Behavioral Interventions for Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder	6
Losing Control in Controlled Settings: Preclinical Human Research on Impulsivity Within the Context of Addiction	5
Disposition Factors Impacting Buprenorphine Salivary Gland Accumulation and Oral Fluid Exposure	5
A Cautionary Tale of Herbal Supplements: What We Have Learned from Kratom	5
rTMS for Co-occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders: Narrative Review and Future Directions	5
An Overview of Sex and Gender Considerations in Sleep and Alcohol Use	5
Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms Within DRD2, COMT, and DBH and Smoking Cessation: A Systematic Review Considering Genetic Differences by Ancestry and Biological Sex	5
Recent advances in understanding how compulsivity is related to behavioural addictions over their timecourse	5
Sleep Characteristics Among Children with a Parental History of Alcohol Use Disorder	5
Substance Abuse Amongst Refugee Youth: A Scoping Review	5
Influencer-Driven Gambling Content and Its Impact on Children and Young People: A Scoping Study	5
On Social Media Design, (Online-)Time Well-spent and Addictive Behaviors in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism	5
Feasibility and Effects of Using Physical Activity Trackers With People Who Use Substances: A Systematic Review	5
Shared Symptoms, Circuits, and Potential Solutions — Progress of Precision Lesioning for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder as Rationale for Applications to Addiction	5
The Therapeutic Effects of Classic Psychedelics in Alcohol Use Disorder	4
Sex and Gender Differences in Simultaneous Alcohol and Cannabis Use: a Narrative Review	4
Smartphone Apps for Problematic Pornography Use: A Review of Content and Quality	4
Barriers to Addressing Alcohol Use in College Sexual Assault Prevention: Where We Stand and Future Steps	4
Understanding Opioid Use Disorder: the Paradoxical Co-occurrence of Reward and Aversion during Intoxication	4
Sports Betting in Canada: Legal Perspectives from Two Years of Legal Single-Game Wagering	4
Advances in Using Contingency Management as Addiction Treatment	4
Latinx Sexual Minority Women and Substance Use: a Scoping Review and Call to Action	4
Problem Recognition as A Discrete Concept for Change Processes in Problematic Alcohol Use	4
Theory of Planned Behavior Factors Influencing E-cigarette Use Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review	4
Substance-Induced Mood Disorders: A Scoping Review	4
An Investigation Into the Social Profiles of Drug-Addicted Adolescents in Turkey	4
Intersectionality and Structural Drivers of Fatal Overdose Disparities in the United States: a Narrative Review	4
Problematic Social Media use in Mid-Adolescents: A Systematic Review of Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Protective/Risk Factors and Psychosocial Interventions	4
Pornography Consumers of Color and Problematic Pornography Use: Clinical Implications	4
Cannabis and Pregnancy: Factors Associated with Cannabis Use Among Pregnant Women and the Consequences for Offspring Neurodevelopment and Early Postpartum Parenting Behavior	4
Screening for Problematic Pornography Use with the Brief Pornography Screen: A Scoping Review (Current Addiction Reports)	4
Substance-Induced Psychosis: a Narrative Review	4
The Effect of Exercise on Drug Craving in People with Methamphetamine Use Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis	4
No Role for Outcomes in Definitions of Impulsive Actions	4
Problematic Pornography Use in Adolescents: From Prevention to Intervention	4
Social and Occupational Impairment Among Individuals with Ultra-processed Food Addiction	3
A Translational Approach to Using Endocannabinoid Modulators for Targeting Opioid-Associated Memory	3
Mental and Physical Health Conditions Among U.S. Veterans with Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorders	3
Effects of Cannabis on PTSD Recovery: Review of the Literature and Clinical Insights	3
Neuromodulation as a Therapeutic Approach for Opioid Use Disorder: Mechanisms, Efficacy, and Future Directions	3
Facets of Impulsivity in Gaming Disorder: a Narrative Review	3
Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use in the Context of Social Ties	3
The Role of Socialization Contexts on Adolescent Substance Use Across Racial and Ethnic Groups	3
The Potential of N-acetyl Cysteine in Behavioral Addictions and Related Compulsive and Impulsive Behaviors and Disorders: a Scoping Review	3
Virtual Reality Technology in Electronic Cigarette Prevention and Cessation Intervention: A Systematic Review	3
Pharmacological Treatments for Compulsive Sexual Behaviors Among Offending Individuals	3
Correction to: The Dynorphin/-Opioid Receptor System at the Interface of Hyperalgesia/Hyperkatifeia and Addiction	3
What Is the Kratom Overdose Risk? A Systematic Literature Review	3