Published by John Wiley and Sons. ISSN (printed): 0965-2140. ISSN (electronic): 1360-0443.
Addiction was established in 1884 and has been in continuous publication ever since the longest established journ

Addiction is the official journal of the Society for the Study of Addiction, and has been in publication since 1884.
The journal publishes peer-reviewed research reports on pharmalogical and behavioural addictions, bringing together research conducted within many different disciplines.

Addiction's aims are:

• to provide an effective outlet for high quality research in the field of addiction by selecting excellent papers for publication and improving them through the review process,
• to stimulate debate with the field of addiction on matters relating to the science or its translation into clinical practice or policy
• to promote high quality research in the field of addiction worldwide through its publishing and other activities.

Addiction's scope spans human experimental, epidemiological, social science, historical, clinical and policy research relating to addiction, primarily but not exclusively in the areas of psychoactive substance use and/or gambling. In addition to original research, the journal features editorials, commentaries, reviews, letters, and book reviews.

Keywords

substance abuse, addiction, addictive behaviour, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, tobacco control. tobacco abuse, addictive substances, alcohol dependence, drug use, nicotine dependence, smoking.

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