''Addiction'' is a monthly

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established in 1903 by the Society for the Study of Addiction to Alcohol and other Drugs as the ''British Journal of Inebriety''. It was renamed ''British Journal of Addiction to Alcohol & Other Drugs'' in 1947, then renamed to ''British Journal of Addiction'' in 1980, before finally obtaining its current name in 1993. It covers research relating to the abuse of

alcohol Alcohol most commonly refers to: * Alcohol (chemistry), an organic compound in which a hydroxyl group is bound to a carbon atom * Alcohol (drug), an intoxicant found in alcoholic drinks Alcohol may also refer to: Chemicals * Ethanol, one of sev ...

illicit drug The prohibition of drugs through sumptuary legislation or religious law is a common means of attempting to prevent the recreational use of certain intoxicating substances. While some drugs are illegal to possess, many governments regulate the ...

s, and

tobacco Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...

, as well as behavioural addictions. The

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is John Marsden (

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Article types

The journal publishes

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s, commentaries, and

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relating to all aspects of

addictive behaviour An addictive behavior is a behavior, or a stimulus related to a behavior (e.g., sex or food), that is both rewarding and reinforcing, and is associated with the development of an addiction. Apart from the aforementioned addictive behaviors the most ...

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in: According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2019

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of 6.340.

References

External links

*{{Official website, http://www.addictionjournal.org/ English-language journals Publications established in 1884 Addiction medicine journals Monthly journals Wiley-Blackwell academic journals