Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Encyclopedia
Drug and Alcohol Dependence is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
on biomedical and psychosocial
approaches to addiction
. It publishes original research, scholarly reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses in the areas of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and dependence. It is sponsored by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence.
Peer review
Peer review is a process of self-regulation by a profession or a process of evaluation involving qualified individuals within the relevant field. Peer review methods are employed to maintain standards, improve performance and provide credibility...
scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
on biomedical and psychosocial
Psychosocial
For a concept to be psychosocial means it relates to one's psychological development in, and interaction with, a social environment. The individual needs not be fully aware of this relationship with his or her environment. It was first commonly used by psychologist Erik Erikson in his stages of...
approaches to addiction
Addiction
Historically, addiction has been defined as physical and psychological dependence on psychoactive substances which cross the blood-brain barrier once ingested, temporarily altering the chemical milieu of the brain.Addiction can also be viewed as a continued involvement with a substance or activity...
. It publishes original research, scholarly reviews, commentaries, and policy analyses in the areas of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and dependence. It is sponsored by the College on Problems of Drug Dependence.