The ''Journal of Drug Issues'' is a quarterly

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covering the adverse effects of drugs, especially

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. It was established in 1971 and is published by

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in association with the Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice. The

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is Kevin Beaver of the same university. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2017

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of 1.304, ranking it 27th out of 35 journals in the category "Substance Abuse".

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* {{Florida State University Addiction medicine journals Academic journals established in 1971 Quarterly journals English-language journals SAGE Publishing academic journals