Published since 1884 by the Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and other Drugs

Top papers

Please see below for links to the top 10 most downloaded and most cited articles from Addiction in 2008. 

Most downloaded papers in 2008

Addiction: definition and implications
Aviel Goodman
Vol. 85, No. 11, November 1990

Varenicline in the routine treatment of tobacco dependence: a pre-post comparison with nicotine replacement therapy and an evaulation in those with mental illness
John A. Stapleton, Lucy Watson, Lucy I. Spirling
Vol 103, No. 1, January 2008

Prochaska and DiClemente's model of change: a case study?
Robin Davidson 
Vol. 87, No. 6, June 1992

Time for a change: putting the Transtheoretical (Stages of Change) Model to rest
Robert West
Vol. 100, No. 8, August 2005

A pathways model of problem and pathological gambling
Alex Blaszczynski, Lia Nower
Vol. 97, No. 5, May 2002

Genetic approaches to addiction: genes and alcohol
Francesca Ducci, David Goldman
Vol. 103, No. 9, September 2008

Addiction science and its genetics
David Ball
Vol. 103, No. 3, March 2008

Attendance at Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, frequency of attendance and substance use outcomes after residential treatment for drug dependence: a 5-year follow-up study
Michael Gossop, Duncan Stewart, John Marsden
Vol. 103, No. 1, January 2008

Tests of causal linkages between cannabis use and psychotic symptoms
David M. Fergusson, L. John Horwood, Elizabeth M. Ridder
Vol. 100, No. 3, March 2005

Substance Misuse among older adults: a neglected but treatable problem 
Michael Gossop, Rudolf Moos 
Vol. 103, No. 3, March 2008

Most cited papers in 2008*

The neurobiology of addiction: neuroadaptational view relevant for diagnosis
George F. Koob
Vol. 101, S1, September 2006

Cannabis use and other illicit drug use: testing the cannabis gateway hypothesis
David M. Fergusson, Jospeh M. Boden, L. John Horwood
Vol. 101, No. 4, April 2006

The role of childhood risk factors in initiation of alcohol use and progression to alcohol dependence
Carolyn E. Sartor, Michael T. Lynskey, Andrew C. Heath, Theodore Jacob, William True
Vol. 102, No. 2, February 2007

A meta-analysis of voucher-based reinforcement therapy for substance use disorders
Jennifer Plebani Lussier, Sarah H. Heil, Joan A. Mongeon, Gary J. Badger, Stephen T. Higgins
Vol. 101, No. 2, February 2006

Should addictive disorders include non-substance-related conditions?
Marc N. Potenza 
Vol. 101, S1, September 2006

A comparison of contingency management and cognitive-behavioural aproaches for stimulant-dependent individuals
Richard A. Rawson, Michael J. McCann, Frank Flammino, Steven Shoptaw, Karen Miotto, Chris Reiber, Walter Ling
Vol. 101, No. 2, February 2006

Comorbidity between substance use disorders and psychiatric conditions
Marc A. Schuckit 
Vol. 101, S1, September 2006

Longitudinal trajectories of heavy drinking in adults in the United States of America
Arun Karlamangla, Kefei Zhou, David Reuben, Gail Greendale, Alison Moore
Vol. 101, No. 1, January 2006

Ecological models of alcohol outlets and violent assaults: crime potentials and geospatial analysis
Paul J. Gruenewald, Bridget Freisthler, Lillian Remer, Elizabeth A. LaScala, Andrew Treno
Vol. 101, No. 5, May 2006

The prevalence of psychotic symptoms among methampehtamine users
Rebecca McKetin, Jennifer McLaren, Dan I. Lubman, Leanne Hides
Vol. 101, No. 10, October 2006

*Articles published in 2006 and 2007 and cited in 2008