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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Therapeutic Efficacy of Cannabidiol (CBD): a Review of the Evidence From Clinical Trials and Human Laboratory Studies	57
Estimation of Behavioral Addiction Prevalence During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	54
Problematic Internet Use and Loneliness: How Complex Is the Relationship? A Short Literature Review	51
A Breath of Knowledge: Overview of Current Adolescent E-cigarette Prevention and Cessation Programs	51
Gaming Disorder Across the Lifespan: a Scoping Review of Longitudinal Studies	43
Suicide Risk and Addiction: The Impact of Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders	42
A Gender Perspective of Addictive Disorders	40
Developments in Mobile Health Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions for Addiction Science	39
A Literature Review on International E-cigarette Regulatory Policies	32
Parental and Family Factors Associated with Problematic Gaming and Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: a Systematic Literature Review	31
Cardiorespiratory and Immunologic Effects of Electronic Cigarettes	29
Adolescent Land-Based and Internet Gambling: Australian and International Prevalence Rates and Measurement Issues	29
Hooked on Junk: Emerging Evidence on How Food Marketing Affects Adolescents’ Diets and Long-Term Health	29
“Who Am I” and “How Should I Be”: a Systematic Review on Self-Concept and Avatar Identification in Gaming Disorder	27
Wearable and Wireless mHealth Technologies for Substance Use Disorder	26
Directional Effects of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders with Substance Use: a Review of Recent Prospective Research	25
Treatment Implications Associated With Cannabis and Tobacco Co-use	25
Cognitive Correlates in Gaming Disorder and Social Networks Use Disorder: a Comparison	24
Food Marketing in an Obesogenic Environment: a Narrative Overview of the Potential of Healthy Food Promotion to Children and Adults	23
The Overlap Between Problematic Smartphone Use and Problematic Social Media Use: a Systematic Review	23
Mindfulness in Treatment Approaches for Addiction — Underlying Mechanisms and Future Directions	22
Problematic Online Buying-Shopping: Is it Time to Considering the Concept of an Online Subtype of Compulsive Buying-Shopping Disorder or a Specific Internet-Use Disorder?	21
The Potential of Digital Phenotyping and Mobile Sensing for Psycho-Diagnostics of Internet Use Disorders	20
Contribution of Game Genre and Structural Game Characteristics to the Risk of Problem Gaming and Gaming Disorder: a Systematic Review	20
Controversies and Clinical Recommendations for the Treatment of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder	19

The Role of Mu-Opioids for Reward and Threat Processing in Humans: Bridging the Gap from Preclinical to Clinical Opioid Drug Studies	19
Cannabis Vaping Among Youth and Young Adults: a Scoping Review	19
E-Cigarette Marketing on Social Media: A Scoping Review	18
Integrating Desire Thinking into the I-PACE Model: a Special Focus on Internet-Use Disorders	18
Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Risk Factors and Preventive Approaches	18
Computational Mechanisms of Addiction: Recent Evidence and Its Relevance to Addiction Medicine	18
Review: Cannabinoids as Medicinals	18
Characteristics of Gamers who Purchase Loot Box: a Systematic Literature Review	18
Evidence on Problematic Online Gaming and Social Anxiety over the Past Ten Years: a Systematic Literature Review	17
Intensive Longitudinal Methods for Studying the Role of Self-Regulation Strategies in Substance Use Behavior Change	15
Diagnostic and Classification Considerations Related to Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder and Problematic Pornography Use	15
Virtual Reality-Based Treatment Approaches in the Field of Substance Use Disorders	14
The Assessment of Cyberchondria: Instruments for Assessing Problematic Online Health-Related Research	14
Exercise Addiction and Perfectionism: A Systematic Review of the Literature	13
Review of Popularity and Quality Standards of Opioid-Related Smartphone Apps	13
Is Problematic Internet and Smartphone Use Related to Poorer Quality of Life? A Systematic Review of Available Evidence and Assessment Strategies	13
Advertising Unhealthy Food to Children: on the Importance of Regulations, Parenting Styles, and Media Literacy	13
Pornography Use and Holistic Sexual Functioning: a Systematic Review of Recent Research	12
Preliminary Evidence that Tolerance and Withdrawal Occur in Response to Ultra-processed Foods	12
Risk and Protective Factors for Alcohol Use Disorders Across the Lifespan	12
Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches	12
Gambling Problems in US Military Veterans	12
Factors that Impact the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Effects of Cannabis: a Review of Human Laboratory Studies	12
The Digital Health Landscape in Addiction and Substance Use Research: Will Digital Health Exacerbate or Mitigate Health Inequities in Vulnerable Populations?	12
The Ups and Downs of Relating Nondrug Reward Activation to Substance Use Risk in Adolescents	11
Dual Use of Combustible Cigarettes and E-cigarettes: a Narrative Review of Current Evidence	11
Interventions for Alcohol and Drug Use Disorders in Young People: 10 Key Evidence-Based Approaches to Inform Service Delivery	11
Substance Use and Addiction Affect More Than the Brain: the Promise of Neurocardiac Interventions	11
Addictive Behavior Change and Mindfulness-Based Interventions: Current Research and Future Directions	11
Instrumental and Pavlovian Mechanisms in Alcohol Use Disorder	10
Addictive Use of Online Sexual Activities and its Comorbidities: a Systematic Review	10
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder: Implications for Researchers	10
Digital Health for Assessment and Intervention Targeting Tobacco and Cannabis Co-Use	10
Ambulatory Assessment Methods to Examine Momentary State-Based Predictors of Opioid Use Behaviors	10
New Approaches in Drug Dependence: Opioids	9
Problematic Porn Use and Cross-Cultural Differences: A Brief Review	9
Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Social and Legal Implications	9
A Review of Behavioral Interventions for Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder	9
The Role of Affect in Psychosocial Treatments for Substance Use Disorders	9
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	8
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Predict Transition to Future Adolescent and Young Adult Moderate to Heavy Drinking in the NCANDA Sample	8
Improving Translational Research Outcomes for Opioid Use Disorder Treatments	8
Considering Food Addiction Through a Cultural Lens	8
Skill-Based Electronic Gaming Machines: a Review of Product Structures, Risks of Harm, and Policy Issues	8
Clinical Considerations of Ultra-processed Food Addiction Across Weight Classes: an Eating Disorder Treatment and Care Perspective	8
Gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: Traditional Forms and Emerging Technologies	7
Pornography consumption and partnered sex: a review of pornography use and satisfaction in romantic relationships	7
Mothering from the Inside Out: Addressing the Intersection of Addiction, Adversity, and Attachment with Evidence-Based Parenting Intervention	7
On Social Media Design, (Online-)Time Well-spent and Addictive Behaviors in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism	7
How Do State Gambling Monopolies Affect Levels of Gambling Harm?	7

Blood Biomarkers of Alcohol Use: A Scoping Review	7
Novel Treatment Approaches for Substance Use Disorders: Therapeutic Use of Psychedelics and the Role of Psychotherapy	7
Understanding the Slot Machine Zone	7
Parenting and Addictions: Current Insights From Human Neuroscience	7
Neurochemical and Hormonal Contributors to Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder	7
Online Communities and Gambling Behaviors — a Systematic Review	7
Financially Focused Self-concept in Disordered Gambling	7
Cannabis Legalization and the Decline of Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) Treatment Utilization in the US	7
Emotional Intelligence: Relevance and Implications for Addiction	7
Anxiety and Opioid Use Disorder: Potential Targets for Treatment and Prevention	6
The State of the Evidence on the Association Between State Cannabis Laws and Opioid-Related Outcomes: a Review	6
The Evolution of Telepsychiatry for Substance Use Disorders During COVID-19: a Narrative Review	6
Evaluating the Quality of Smartphone Apps for Overeating, Stress, and Craving-Related Eating Using the Mobile Application Rating Scale	6
Electronic Cigarette Use Among Youth: Understanding Unique Risks in a Vulnerable Population	6
A Review of Disparities in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Affecting Sexual and Gender Minority Populations and Evidence for Contributing Factors	6
Problematic Pornography Use in China	6
Food Addiction: a Deep Dive into ‘Loss of Control’ and ‘Craving’	6
New and Emerging Opioid Overdose Risk Factors	5
Problematic Pornography Use: Legal and Health Policy Considerations	5
Risks Versus Consequences of Adolescent and Young Adult Substance Use: a Focus on Executive Control	5
Gender Differences in Addiction	5
Omissions, Ambiguities, and Underuse of Causal Assessment Tools: a Systematic Review of Case Reports on Patients Who Use Kratom	5
Legacy Gambling Harms: What Happens Once the Gambling Stops?	5
Sources of Bias in Research on Gambling Among Older Adults: Considerations for a Growing Field	5
Potential Influences of the Darknet on Illicit Drug Diffusion	4
Our Voices Matter: Using Lived Experience to Promote Equity in Problem Gambling Prevention	4
Alcohol Use and Gender-Based Violence	4
Understanding the Overlap Between Cannabis Use and Gambling Behaviour: A Systematic Review of Empirical Findings and Consideration of Policy Implications	4
The Use of Social Media in Research on Gambling: a Systematic Review	4
Effects of Cannabis on PTSD Recovery: Review of the Literature and Clinical Insights	4
Treatment of Alcohol Use Problems Among Rural Populations: a Review of Barriers and Considerations for Increasing Access to Quality Care	4
Gambling Disorder and Stigma: Opportunities for Treatment and Prevention	4
Diagnostic Ambiguities and Underuse of Clinical Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review of Case Reports on Kratom Addiction and Physical Dependence	4
Association of Cyberbullying and Internet Use Disorder	4
A Cautionary Tale of Herbal Supplements: What We Have Learned from Kratom	4
“Culturally Responsive” Substance Use Treatment: Contemporary Definitions and Approaches for Minoritized Racial/Ethnic Groups	4
The Use of Social Networking Sites and Its Impact on Adolescents’ Emotional Well-Being: a Scoping Review	4
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use and Pregnancy II: Perinatal Outcomes Following ENDS Use During Pregnancy	4
Lost in Translation: the Gap Between Neurobiological Mechanisms and Psychosocial Treatment Research for Substance Use Disorders	4
THC, CBD, and Anxiety: a Review of Recent Findings on the Anxiolytic and Anxiogenic Effects of Cannabis’ Primary Cannabinoids	4
Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use and Pregnancy I: ENDS Use Behavior During Pregnancy	4
New Developments in Gambling Marketing: the Rise of Social Media Ads and Its Effect on Youth	3
Safer Tripping: Serotonergic Psychedelics and Drug Checking. Submission and Detection Rates, Potential Harms, and Challenges for Drug Analysis	3
Dweck’s Mindset Theory Applied to Addictions: a Scoping Review	3
Evidence for the Endocannabinoid System as a Therapeutic Target in the Treatment of Cannabis Use Disorder	3
Effects of Psychological or Exercise Interventions on Problematic Mobile Phone Use: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis	3
Assessing the Impact of Recreational Cannabis Legalization on Cannabis Use Disorder and Admissions to Treatment in the United States	3
Religion, Morality, Ethics, and Problematic Pornography Use	3
Cyberchondria: a Growing Concern During the COVID-19 Pandemic and a Possible Addictive Disorder?	3
Lived Experience and Defining Addictive-Like Eating: a Synthesis of Qualitative Research	3
Cannabis Use Disorder: A Behavioral Economic Perspective	3
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Management Advances and Therapeutic Approaches	3
Prospects of Genetics and Epigenetics of Alcohol Use Disorder	3
Barriers to Addressing Alcohol Use in College Sexual Assault Prevention: Where We Stand and Future Steps	3
Prevalence and Correlates of Disinhibited Eating in Youth from Marginalized Racial/Ethnic Groups	3
Reward Responsiveness, Learning, and Valuation Implicated in Problematic Pornography Use — a Research Domain Criteria Perspective	3