Online Journals and Newsletters



Addiction Messenger; Ideas for Treatment Improvement

Free quarterly newsletter of the Northwest Frontier ATTC.

Addiction Professional

The addiction treatment and prevention field’s clinical magazine outlining what’s working in services for people with addictive disorders. Full text online.

Addiction Smoking Health Education Service (ASHES)

A research bulletin dedicated to tobacco use and abuse. ASHES provides readers with direct access to the latest scientific information on tobacco addiction.

Addiction Treatment Forum

Reports on substance abuse and addiction therapies, research, news, and events of interest to both healthcare professionals and patients.

Alcohol Alerts

Full-text.  From the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Health: Current Evidence

A free online newsletter that summarizes the latest clinically relevant research on alcohol, illicit drugs, and health. Through its summaries and other features, the newsletter aims to highlight alcohol and other drug issues and provide valuable information that can be applied in clinical teaching, practice, and research.

Alcohol Research and Health

Full-text journal from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Current Alcohol Research

A gateway to journal literature on alcohol use, misuse, and dependence.

The Drinking Report for Addiction Medicine (DRAM)

Provides readers with direct access to the latest scientific information on alcohol use and abuse.

Fetal Alcohol Research

Formerly Journal of FAS International.

Harm Reduction Journal

Peer-reviewed online journal whose focus is prevalent patterns of psychoactive drug use, the public policies meant to control them, and the search for effective methods of reducing the adverse medical, public health, and social consequences associated with both drugs and drug policies.

International Gambling Studies

A peer reviewed interdisciplinary journal in gambling studies. Launched by a team of international experts with a commitment to the highest scholarly standards, International Gambling Studies adopts a transnational and comparative approach to the challenges posed by the global expansion of gambling in the 21st century. Abstracts online.

Journal of Addictive Diseases

The official journal of ASAM, the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Tables of contents and abstracts online.

Journal of Gambling Issues

A full-text online journal, featuring articles on gambling-related policy, research, treatment, and the experience of gambling. Free automated subscriptions available.

Journal of Gambling Studies

An interdisciplinary forum for research and discussion of the many and varied aspects of gambling behavior, both controlled and pathological. Coverage extends to the wide range of attendant and resultant problems, including alcoholism, suicide, crime, and a number of other mental health concerns. Table of contents, article descriptions online.

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA)

The primary source for the most up-to-date health information. Selected articles online.

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

The Journal has expanded its coverage to include the treatment of substance abuse in all ages of children.  Tables of contents and abstracts of articles. Copies of articles can be purchased from the publisher.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)

Government statistical data on causes of death. Searchable index. The data in the weekly MMWR are provisional, based on weekly reports to CDC (Center for Disease Control) by state health departments.

Newslink; Responsible Gambling Issues and Information

Publication of the Responsible Gambling Council. Free quarterly newsletter of news, views and trends in gambling and problem gambling.

NIDA Notes

Full-text from the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Full text online

Paradigm

Paradigm is for professionals and individuals interested in addiction-related subjects. Each quarterly issue contains articles written by experts in the field. Read online in PDF format or send for a free subscription.

Psychiatric Times

Full text articles. Includes a topic, title, and author index.

Recovery Solutions

The magazine for understanding addiction and discovering new recovery strategies.

The Social History of Alcohol and Drugs: An Interdisciplinary Journal (SHAD)

Full-text 2003, 2004 available for download in PDF format.

The Stash

Full-text online newsletter addressing substance use and abuse from The Brief Addiction Science Information Source (BASIS)

Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy

Online journal encompassing all aspects of research concerning substance abuse, with a focus on policy issues.

The Wager - Online

Summaries of the latest research in the field of gambling addiction. Back issues included. Downloadable in pdf format.

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