Advances in Substance Abuse and Addiction—2nd Edition
A special issue of Life (ISSN 2075-1729). This special issue belongs to the section "Pharmaceutical Science".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 18 March 2026 | Viewed by 10
Special Issue Editors
2. Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
Interests: addiction medicine; opioid pharmacology; cell biology; data analysis
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2. Department of Psychiatry, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 1650 Taiwan Boulevard Sect. 4, Xitun District, Taichung 407, Taiwan
Interests: psychiatry; schizophrenia; neurochemical and pharmacogenetic mechanisms
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2. Ph.D. Program for Aging, College of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung 40402, Taiwan
Interests: addiction medicine; substance misuse; addictive disorders intervention
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We warmly invite you to contribute to the 2nd Edition of “Advances in Substance Abuse and Addiction”, which follows on from the first volume: https://www.mdpi.com/journal/life/special_issues/V053X1CHO8.
Building on the solid foundation of the previous issue, this Special Issue, titled “Advances in Substance Abuse and Addiction—2nd Edition”, aims to collate original research, reviews, and meta-analyses that address current challenges and solutions related to substance use disorders (including those involving nicotine, alcohol, illicit drugs, and prescription drugs), providing a valuable resource for researchers, clinicians, and policymakers in the field of addiction medicine. The scope of this Special Issue includes neurochemical and pharmacogenetic mechanisms related to the prevention of addiction, its treatment, and the recovery process, with a focus on translational research (from bench to bedside, and vice versa). Topics of interest include in vitro and in vivo investigations of the pharmacological and behavioral effects of abused substances, the treatment of addiction, and its prevention in humans. The goal of this Special Issue is to identify emerging trends in substance use disorders and the unmet needs of people who suffer from them, and it aims to serve as a platform to connect industrial and academic communities with regulatory agencies, as well as treatment facilities, in the field of addiction medicine.
We invite suggestions for manuscripts to be included in this Special Issue. Before preparing your manuscript, please contact the Editors for a pre-arrangement of the topic.
Dr. Cynthia Wei-Sheng Lee
Prof. Dr. Tsuo-Hung Lan
Dr. Chieh-Liang Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- addiction medicine
- opioid pharmacology
- substance abuse
- addictive disorder intervention
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