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Contemporary Drug Problems Template

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About the Contemporary Drug Problems format

Contemporary Drug Problems is a peer-reviewed journal published by SAGE, covering Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk, Homelessness and Social Issues.

PublisherSAGE
Reference styleAuthor–year (Harvard)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Contemporary Drug Problems, 12(3), pp. 45–58.

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Publishes research inSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk Homelessness and Social Issues Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
ISSN0091-4509
Citation impact (2-yr)1.45
h-index48
i10-index435
Total citations13,804
Top institutions publishing hereUNSW Sydney
Journal websiteus.sagepub.com
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Papers published in Contemporary Drug Problems per year

29
2014
22
2015
30
2016
22
2017
28
2018
19
2019
23
2020
30
2021
27
2022
28
2023
26
2024
56
2025

Citation impact of Contemporary Drug Problems by publication year

451
2014
423
2015
548
2016
622
2017
407
2018
276
2019
399
2020
448
2021
284
2022
225
2023
113
2024
41
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Contemporary Drug Problems

Measuring Alcohol Consumption

Gerhard Gmel, Jürgen Rehm · 1 Sep 2004

This article is an overview of different approaches to measuring alcohol consumption: self-reports and objective measures such as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and aggregate level measures. These approaches are evaluated as regards their ability to capture quantity, frequency, volume and variability of drinking. This review focuses on self-report measures and on the current knowledge of…

Alcohol and Islam: An Overview

Laurence Michalak, Karen F. Trocki · 1 Dec 2006

Alcohol and Islam is a relatively understudied topic, although alcohol abuse is a significant social problem both in Muslim majority countries and among Muslim minorities. Questions of religious identity as they relate to food and drink prescriptions and proscriptions also make alcohol and Islam a worthwhile topic. This article offers a general overview of alcohol…

Problematizations in Alcohol Policy

Carol Bacchi · 25 Mar 2015

This article examines how the issue of alcohol use has been problematized using past and current World Health Organization reports and associated publications as illustrations. The 2010 Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol serves as a salient example. Applying an approach to policy analysis called “What’s the Problem Represented to be?” this…

The Implications of Marijuana Decriminalization and Legalization on Crime in the United States

Shana L. Maier, Suzanne Mannes, Emily L. Koppenhofer · 8 May 2017

Through 2014 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) data for all 50 U.S. states, this research explores the relationship between decriminalization and recreational and medical marijuana legalization and crime rates and arrests for drug abuse violations. When comparing states that changed their marijuana laws between 2010 and 2014 to states without any change, results indicate that any…

Contemporary Drug Problems template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Contemporary Drug Problems format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Contemporary Drug Problems template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official SAGE format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Contemporary Drug Problems use?
Contemporary Drug Problems uses Author–year (Harvard) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, A., Jones, B. and Lee, C. (2023) 'A representative article title', Contemporary Drug Problems, 12(3), pp. 45–58.
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No. DocuGuru generates the sagej LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a SAGE-ready Contemporary Drug Problems document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
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