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Call for papers: Global developments in tobacco and alcohol policy
We are pleased to announce an upcoming cross-journal series to focus on tobacco and alcohol policy.
This special thematic series aims to bring together a selection of the latest research and developments surrounding global alcohol and tobacco policy, from a variety of different viewpoints.
Articles
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Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway
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Qualitative assessment of patients’ perspectives and needs from community pharmacists in substance use disorder management
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Drug dealing and drug use prevention – a qualitative interview study of authorities’ perspectives on two open drug scenes in Stockholm
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Use of alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, and other substances during the first wave of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in Europe: a survey on 36,000 European substance users
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The NARCONON™ drug education curriculum for high school students: A non-randomized, controlled prevention trial
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Relapse prevention for addictive behaviors
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Therapeutic emails
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Absinthism: a fictitious 19th century syndrome with present impact
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Are adolescents with high socioeconomic status more likely to engage in alcohol and illicit drug use in early adulthood?
Aims and scope
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that encompasses research concerning substance abuse, with a focus on policy issues.
The journal aims to provide an environment for the exchange of ideas, new research, consensus papers, and critical reviews, to bridge the established fields that share a mutual goal of reducing the harms from substance use. These fields include: legislation pertaining to substance use; correctional supervision of people with substance use disorder; medical treatment and screening; mental health services; research; and evaluation of substance use disorder programs.
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Editors' profile
Stephan Arndt, PhD, Editor-in-Chief
Currently Director of the Iowa Consortium for Substance Abuse Research and Evaluation. Additionally, Dr Arndt is Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, and Professor of Biostatistics, College of Public Health at the University of Iowa.
Dr Arndt completed a PhD in psychology at the Claremont Graduate School, California before going on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles, specializing in biostatistics. His key research interests include biobehavioral statistics and epidemiological statistical applications for policy makers and clinical practice. He has published over 250 scientific papers.
In 1993, Dr Arndt was awarded The Nelson Urban Research in Mental Health Award, by the Iowa Mental Health Association.
Dr. Mariana Cremonte is a Professor in the Psychology Department, at the National University of Mar del Plata and a researcher for the National Scientific and Technical Research Council, Argentina. Her research interests include the role of alcohol on injuries, as well as screening, diagnosis, and early intervention.
Annual Journal Metrics
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Speed
54 days to first decision for reviewed manuscripts only
46 days to first decision for all manuscripts
147 days from submission to acceptance
15 days from acceptance to publicationCitation Impact
1.960 - 2-year Impact Factor
2.316 - 5-year Impact Factor
1.019 - Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP)
0.711 - SCImago Journal Rank (SJR)Usage
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