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Current Addiction Reports

Current Addiction Reports publishes expert reviews for physicians and mental health professionals on the latest research in the prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of addiction. Its coverage spans psychiatry, psychology, pharmacology, epidemiology, and neuroscience, and includes topics such as alcohol, tobacco, stimulants, cannabis and club drugs, behavioral addictions, gender disparities in addiction, and substance abuse disorders and HIV.

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Subject Substance Abuse
Impact Factor 4.6
Quartile Q1
Open Access Type Hybrid
eISSN 2196-2952
Invitation Only No
Cost Range Open access APC: £3190.00 GBP / $5090.00 USD / €4090.00 EUR; subscription publishing: no APC.

Submission Instructions

Current Addiction Reports accepts the following article types. Click on an article type to view submission instructions.

Review Articles

Cover Letter Cover Letter requirements are not specified.
Abstract Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscript must include 4 to 6 keywords, a disclosure statement, a data availability statement describing what data are available, where they can be found, and any access terms, a "Statements and Declarations" section, documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable section, and a statement identifying who had the idea for the article, who performed the literature search and data analysis, and who drafted and/or critically revised the work.
References Citations must be numbered in square brackets. Reference list entries must be numbered consecutively and include only works cited in the text that have been published or accepted for publication, with DOI links included when available.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, but large figures may be submitted separately if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Invited Commentaries

Cover Letter A cover letter is required. The cover letter must mention any unpublished material included in the manuscript.
Abstract An abstract is required. Abstract must be 150 to 250 words.
Manuscript Manuscripts must include 4 to 6 keywords, a "Statements and Declarations" section, and documentation of any LLM use in the Methods section or another suitable part of the manuscript if no Methods section is available.
References Citations must use numbered references in square brackets. The reference list must contain only cited published or accepted works, be numbered consecutively, include full DOI links when available, and use standard journal title abbreviations or the full journal title if unsure.
Figures & Tables Figures should be submitted within the body of the text, but large figures may be submitted separately if file size causes upload problems. Tables and figures must be numbered with Arabic numerals, cited in consecutive numerical order, and accompanied by captions, with figure captions included in the manuscript text file rather than in the figure files.
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Recent Publications

Contextualizing Impulsivity in Alcohol Use Disorders: Interactions with Social Cognition and Interoception

Pierre Maurage, Olivier Desmedt, Mado Gautier, Pauline Billaux, Arthur Pabst

10.1007/s40429-026-00763-x
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Trauma and Substance Use in Hispanic Mothers: Insights, Considerations, and Future Directions for Culturally Grounded Interventions

Dalton Scott, Abdul-Manaf Mutaru, Isabel Maldonado, Hudson P. Santos, Guillermo Prado, Alyssa Lozano

10.1007/s40429-026-00762-y
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Mapping Disability in Opioid Use Disorder Using the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: A Scoping Review

Parvender Singh Negi, Siddharth Sarkar, Vijay Kumar Sain, Tanay Jain, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara

10.1007/s40429-026-00758-8
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The Impact of Buprenorphine Maintenance Therapy on Male Sexual Function in Opioid-Dependent Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Marzieh Khalilzadeh, Gholamali Dorooshi, Shiva Samsamshariat, Awat Feizi, Atefeh Bamarinejad, Rasool Nouri, Rokhsareh Meamar, Nastaran Eizadi-Mood

10.1007/s40429-026-00757-9
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7-Hydroxymitragynine (7-OH): Clinical Implications of a Potent, Unregulated Opioid Partial Agonist Derived from Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa)

Brayden Kameg

10.1007/s40429-026-00755-x
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Frequently asked questions

How long does it take to publish?

Articles are published online after receipt of the corrected proofs.

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Is a cover letter required?

A submission letter is used when suggesting reviewers, and unpublished material included in the manuscript should be mentioned in a cover letter to the Editor.

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What are the publication costs?

Open access APC: £3190.00 GBP / $5090.00 USD / €4090.00 EUR. Subscription publishing has no APC.

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Research Topics

Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Impact of Technology on Adolescents Gambling Behavior and Treatments Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Eating Disorders and Behaviors Smoking Behavior and Cessation Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Psychedelics and Drug Studies Digital Mental Health Interventions Mental Health Research Topics Gender, Feminism, and Media Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Behavioral Health and Interventions Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Child Development and Digital Technology Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders Sleep and related disorders Schizophrenia research and treatment Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects