Journal Details
Substance Abuse
Aims & Scope
Unlike other journals with more narrow areas of concentration, Substance Abuse offers wide-ranging coverage for medical professionals and addiction specialists in teaching, clinical care, and service delivery. The journal's multidisciplinary editorial board represents the full strength and range of experience and teaching from three leading professional societies.
Substance Abuse features original research and review articles on such topics as:
- The education and training of professionals in substance abuse
- Clinical care in a variety of settings
- The organization of treatment services
- Preclinical and clinical research, including therapeutic interventions and behavior studies
- Medical complications associated with drug abuse
- Substance abuse among specific groups or populations
- Applied science research
- Policy issues
Substance Abuse is a fully peer-reviewed journal that serves as the official publication of the Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse (AMERSA), and is also published in conjunction with the International Coalition of Addiction Studies Education (INCASE) and the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).
2010 Impact Factor: 1.25
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