Edited By: Thomas R. Kosten, MD
The American Journal on Addictions is the official journal of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP), and provides a forum for the dissemination of information in the extensive field of addiction, including topics ranging from codependence to genetics, epidemiology to dual diagnostics, etiology to neuroscience, and much more.
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- 4.5CiteScore
- 1.9Journal Impact Factor
- 24%Acceptance rate
- 21 days Submission to first decision
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Expectancies for alcohol analgesia and drinking behavior among veterans with chronic pain: The moderating role of discrimination in medical settings
- 13 July 2025
Reasons for electronic cigarette use: Differences based on sex and young adult status
- 13 July 2025
An exploratory analysis of 5‐alpha reductase inhibitors and risk of opioid use disorder among male Medicare beneficiaries receiving prescription opioid medications
- 13 July 2025
Identifying salient social, environmental, and situational contexts of college drinking: Impacts across drinking outcomes
- 11 July 2025
The following is a list of the most cited articles based on citations published in the last three years, according to CrossRef.
Brief Report: Increased Addictive Internet and Substance Use Behavior During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in China
- 268-270
- 4 June 2020
Review article: Effective management of opioid withdrawal symptoms: A gateway to opioid dependence treatment
- 55-62
- 31 January 2019
Neurologic, psychiatric, and other medical manifestations of nitrous oxide abuse: A systematic review of the case literature
- 358-369
- 1 April 2016
The prevalence of substance use disorders in American physicians
- 30-38
- 30 March 2015
Brief Report: Increased Addictive Internet and Substance Use Behavior During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in China
- The American Journal on Addictions
- 268-270
- 4 June 2020
Review article: Effective management of opioid withdrawal symptoms: A gateway to opioid dependence treatment
- The American Journal on Addictions
- 55-62
- 31 January 2019
Neurologic, psychiatric, and other medical manifestations of nitrous oxide abuse: A systematic review of the case literature
- The American Journal on Addictions
- 358-369
- 1 April 2016
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