Advances in Substance Abuse and Addiction—2nd Edition

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

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Life is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.