Drugs and Alcohol Today

Aims & Scope

DAT is the only journal which seeks to expose the causal links between policy and different health and public safety problems.

The journal considers ‘drug problems’ internationally as a product of prohibitionist policies as much as of the drugs themselves.

Articles are peer-reviewed, accessible and relevant to a wide and varied audience.

Issues combine research with discussion of policy and views from practitioners and users.

Drugs are an international problem and this is reflected in the content.

Intended as a tool to assist in the search for better solutions, DAT covers but is not limited to: Harm reduction models and concepts Innovative treatments for problem use and addictions New findings into patterns of use, new drugs and new combinations Drugs and treatment in prison settings Practitioner and service user perspectives.

Abstracting & Indexing

Journal is indexed in leading academic databases, ensuring global visibility and accessibility of our peer-reviewed research.

• Scopus
• Google Scholar

Subjects & Keywords

Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Medicine and Psychology, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling: the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition

  Citation: 162

  Authors: Fiona, Karenza, Russell

• Chemsex: origins of the word, a history of the phenomenon and a respect to the culture

  Citation: 109

  Authors: David

• Tobacco harm reduction in the 21st century

  Citation: 62

  Authors: Renée, Riccardo

• Chemsex experiences: narratives of pleasure

  Citation: 55

  Authors: Maitena, Jalpa, Tim, Laurent

• Reconceptualising drug markets and drug dealers — the need for change

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Ross

• The problematic chemsex journey: a resource for prevention and harm reduction

  Citation: 41

  Authors: Tom, Roger, Nia, Tim, Ben

• Mephedrone, “Bubble” and unidentified white powders: the contested identities of synthetic “legal highs”

  Citation: 40

  Authors: Fiona, Karenza, Jeanette

• “I don’t really like the pub […]”: reflections on young people and pre-loading alcohol

  Citation: 32

  Authors: Adrian, Kerryn

• Gender, recovery and contemporary UK drug policy

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Emma

• How to handle legal highs? Findings from a German online survey and considerations on drug policy issues

  Citation: 31

  Authors: Bernd, Cornelia