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Original Research

Published on 03 Jul 2025

Changes in and correlates of cannabis-involved substance use treatment admissions age 50 and older, 2000–2021

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Namkee G. Choi
C. Nathan Marti
Bryan Y. Choi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1592551

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Original Research

Accepted on 02 Jul 2025

Understanding the Online Landscape of Cannabis Discourse: A Twitter Analysis

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Miguel Angel Alvarez-Mon
Carla Ojeda
Francisco Jesus Lara Abelenda
Angel Asunsolo
Óscar Fraile-Martínez
Cielo García Montero
Sonia Fernández-Rojo
Javier Quintero
Miguel A Ortega
Melchor Alvarez De Mon

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1416171

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Tobacco use trends among youth in Saudi Arabia: 2007–2022

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Sarah S. Monshi
Eman D. El Desouky
Shaikha K. Aldukhail
Abdulmohsen H. Al-Zalabani
Mohammed M. Alqahtani
Mervat M. El Dalatony
Mosa A. Shubayr
Ahmed A. Elkhobby
Mohammed S. Aldossary

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1608394

1,574 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Jul 2025

Comparing recovery community centers (RCCs) serving Black, Hispanic/Latino, and other communities: an exploratory secondary data analysis of a nationwide survey of RCC directors

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Diadora DeCristofaro
Allison Futter
Alivia Williamson
Susanne S. Hoeppner
Lauren A. Hoffman
Marion J. Riggs
Judeline Joseph
Julia Ojeda
Amy A. Mericle
Vinod Rao

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1532488

193 views

Review

Accepted on 27 Jun 2025

Supporting Linkage Facilitators Working with Persons with Opioid Use Disorder: Challenges, Advances, and Future Directions

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Tess Drazdowski
Anthony P Coetzer-Liversage
Lynda Stein
Martha Tillson
Dennis Watson
Lauren A Hoffman
Aaron Hogue
Sierra Julia Castedo de Martell
Angela Marie Hagaman
Neil Greene

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1587101

209 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jun 2025

How to measure the 'e ectiveness' of recovery community centers (RCCs): Insights gained from a nationwide survey of directors of RCCs

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Bettina Hoeppner
Alivia Williamson
Hazel Simpson
Diadora Finley-Abboud
Catherine Weerts
Marion J. Riggs
Allison Futter
Amy Mericle
Philip Rutherford
Lauren A Hoffman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1532812

105 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jun 2025

Lessons Learned from Concerned Significant Others: A Qualitative Analysis on Involvement in Services for Young Adult Opioid Use Disorder

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Nicole Piazza Porter
Sean Dunnsue
Cori Hammond
Molly Bobek
Alexandra MacLean
Mari Watkins
Craig Henderson
Aaron Hogue

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1512529

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2025

Tobacco smoking patterns in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: a comprehensive analysis of trends before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Zufishan Alam
Iffat Elbarazi
Budoor Al Shehhi
Maha Mohamed AlSafi
Mariam Al Wahedi
Ilfat Assaad Maarouf
Aamir Hassan
Mohammed Al-Houqani

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1607965

907 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Jun 2025

Eating disorders in relation to alcohol addictiona study of drunkorexia in young adults in Poland

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Marta Giezek
Marek Landowski
Paulina Zabielska
Andrei Shpakou
Beata Karakiewicz

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629206

105 views

Community Case Study

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Co-design of the Australian Prompt Response Network for a public-health focused intersectoral approach to information sharing on emerging drugs of concern

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Krista J. Siefried
Penny Hill
Brendan Clifford
Jared Brown
Andrew Camilleri
Sione Crawford
Paul Dessauer
Ella Dilkes-Frayne
Jack Freestone
John Gobeil

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1521911

560 views

Conceptual Analysis

Accepted on 23 Jun 2025

A primer on polydrug use during chemsex: Single and intersecting sexual effects of commonly used drugs

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Tom Platteau
Jochen Schrooten
Corinne Herrijgers
Chantal den Daas
Mireia Ventura
Carol Strong
John De Wit

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1618070

Community Case Study

Accepted on 19 Jun 2025

Quitline Queensland: the journey to a globally unique smoking cessation service in Australia. Authors

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Joanne Isbel
Madonna Kennedy
Mark West
Kerry-Ann F O'Grady
Shelley Peardon-Freeman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1576541

165 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Jun 2025

Reasons and impacts of alcohol use disorder among ethnic minority young adults: a descriptive phenomenological study

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Getaneh Mulualem Belay
Mak Yim Wah
Katherine Ka Wai Lam
Qi Liu
Mao Ting
Chen Xi
Funa Yang
Cynthia Sau Ting Wu
Ka Yan Ho

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1560092

550 views

Review

Accepted on 18 Jun 2025

Too Young to Pour: The Global Crisis of Underage Alcohol Use

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Susanna Maria Roberta Esposito
Beatrice Rita Campana
Alberto Argentiero
Marco Masetti
Valentina Fainardi
Nicola Principi

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1598175

161 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jun 2025

Sociodemographic factors associated with alcohol consumption among men in Gabon: insights from the Gabon demographic and health survey of 2019–2021

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Gosa Mankelkl
Beletu Kinfe

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1555101

941 views

Original Research

Accepted on 06 Jun 2025

The effect of khat chewing on sexual desire among adults in North East Ethiopia: A propensity score-match analysis

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Temesgen Gebeyehu Wondmeneh
Fikre Enquselassie

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1470982

229 views