Integrating Prevention Strategies and Health Promotion in Substance Addiction
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032). This special issue belongs to the section "Public Health and Preventive Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There is widespread acknowledgement that substance use disorders, such as addiction and dependency, remain important public health concerns in the United States (US) and globally. There is a great need to identify, assess, and implement successful strategies to address the underlying factors that are associated with substance addiction and dependency to both better understand and address this important public health concern.
Much of the available literature explores treatment of substance use disorders, rather than the primary and secondary prevention techniques that may help minimize the likelihood that a community will be negatively impacted by substance addiction and dependency. Community-centered preventative approaches following models of public health are promising strategies to potentially reduce the negative health and social impacts associated with substance dependency.
This Special Issue aims to publish original studies and reviews of the literature that explore public health and preventative strategies aimed at reducing and preventing substance use disorders. The methodologies used may include a variety of public health, community health, sociological, psychological, social work, and clinical approaches. We will consider narrative, systematic, umbrella reviews, and meta-analysis examining questions related to the prevention of substance use disorders. Community-centered studies with diverse populations are encouraged.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Best Regards,
Dr. Kristen Emory
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- prevention
- health promotion
- substance use disorder
- addiction
- dependency
- dependence
- alcohol
- tobacco
- drugs
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