Addiction & Health

Addiction & Health

Addiction & Health is an open access peer-reviewed journal published by Kerman University of Medical Sciences since 2009. The journal offers an opportunity for researchers to publish research findings into the impact of addiction on health in all experimental, clinical, and epidemiological aspects. Addiction & Health considers high-quality original articles, review articles, case reports, short communications, and letters to editors for publication. From January 1, 2025, manuscripts accepted for publication in Addiction and health will undergo language editing before processing. The cost of translation and English editing by a company approved by the journal will be the responsibility of the Iranian authors. The cost of language editing for international authors will be covered by the journal. Geographical coverage including coverage of the poorest countries and low- and middle- income countries is a priority at the Addiction & Health. 

Average time to first decision: 7 days
Average first reviewer assignment: 19 days
Average time to accept: 105 days
Acceptance rate: 34%

We are pleased to announce that Addiction & Health is now officially indexed in Scopus, one of the world's leading abstract and citation databases.
We thank our authors, reviewers, and readers for their continued support.

 

Current Issue: Volume 18,  

The Role of Risk Communication in Predicting Intention to Quit Hookah Smoking

Pages 1-9

10.34172/ahj.1712

Sajjad Narimani, Mehdi Khezeli, Hamed Zandian, Habibeh Matin, Hamid Jafaralilou, Maryam Mazaheri

The Modulatory Role of Nicotine and Alcohol in State-Dependent Learning and Memory

Pages 1-9

10.34172/ahj.1602

Saba Niknamfar, Hamed Ghazvini, Mahshid Naseri, Mohammad-reza Zarrindast, Raheleh Rafaiee, Seyedeh Masoumeh Seyedhosseini Tamijani, Moazamehosadat Razavinasab

Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Online and Offline Gambling Among Medical Sciences Students in Central-Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Pages 1-9

10.34172/ahj.1704

Yunes Jahani, Maryam Chegeni, Elham Sharifpoor, Reza Tabrizi, Alireza Dehghani, Farzan Madadizadeh, Razieh Najafi, Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Mohammad Reza Baneshi, Milad Ahmadi Gohari

A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study on Methadone Poisoning: A Decade of Insights from Kerman, Iran

Pages 1-8

10.34172/ahj.1678

Motahareh Soltani, Mohammad Mahdi Mahdi Ghanbari, Somayyeh Karami-Mohajeri, Zohreh Oghabian, Mohammed Mahdi Abdulameer, Maryam Dalili, Soudeh Khanamani Falahati-pour

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a 28-Year-Old Male Subsequent to Inappropriate Naloxone Administration

Pages 1-3

10.34172/ahj.1629

Foroozan Faress, Zeynab Nasri Nasrabadi, Motahareh Aghajani Delavar, Kurosh Jodaki, Sayed Mahdi Marashi

Smartphone Addiction Among Zimbabwean Undergraduate Students: A Prevalence and Cross-Cultural Validation of the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV)

Pages 1-9

10.34172/ahj.1677

Sidney Muchemwa, Pamela Isabel Ayanda Moyo, Blessing Paradza, Omega Chipunza, Anotida Roselyn Hove, Beatrice Kudzaishe Shava, Dixon Chibanda, Jermaine Matewu Dambi

Opium Consumption and Myocardial Infarction in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Propensity Score Matched Cohort Study

Pages 1-7

10.34172/ahj.1676

Mostafa Zarei, Ghobad Moradi, Mojtaba Farjam, Azizallah Dehghan, Bijan Nuri, Daem Roshani

Cognitive Impairments in Substance Use Patients Treated with Methadone

Pages 1-8

10.34172/ahj.1693

Elahe Abdollahi, Behnam Iravani, Mohammad Hassan Novin, Fatemeh Amini Khodashahri, Zoleikha Bayat

Non-Invasive Detection of Opioid Addiction through Serum Analysis Using FTIR Spectroscopy

Pages 1-6

10.34172/ahj.1660

Zozan Guleken, Zerrin Günceler, İbrahim Sönmez, Mihriban Varan, Devrim Saribal, Hasan Mırsal, Zeynep Ceylan, Jozef Cebulski, Joanna Depciuch

Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Health-Related Quality of Life for Drug Abusers (HRQoLDA) Test

Pages 1-7

10.34172/ahj.1778

Zeinab Mohammadi Bijaeeye, Homa Zarrabi, Mohammad Hassan Novin, Fatemeh Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi, Robabeh Soleimani

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