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Contemporary Drug Problems

Contemporary Drug Problems


eISSN: 21631808 | ISSN: 00914509 | Current volume: 51 | Current issue: 3 Frequency: Quarterly
Contemporary Drug Problems is a scholarly journal that publishes peer-reviewed social science research on alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, licit and illicit. The journal’s orientation is multidisciplinary and international; it serves a burgeoning constituency of social researchers as well as policy makers and practitioners working in health, welfare, social services, public policy, criminal justice and law enforcement.

Contemporary Drug Problems is open to any research paper that contributes to social, cultural, historical or epidemiological knowledge and theory concerning drug use and related problems. All submissions to the journal, regardless of method or disciplinary approach, should be consistent with the general insight that drug use, drug effects and drug-related problems are shaped by social, cultural, political, historical, legal and economic contexts. Contemporary Drug Problems also recognizes that innovative or challenging research can sometimes struggle to find a suitable outlet. The journal therefore particularly welcomes original studies for which publication options are limited, including historical research, qualitative studies, and policy and legal analyses.

To determine the suitability of a manuscript for submission, prospective authors should first review the aims and scope of the journal and past issues. If you remain unsure if your manuscript would be suitable for the journal, please email Kate Seear and kylie valentine (K.Seear@latrobe.edu.au; k.valentine@unsw.edu.au)

Contemporary Drug Problems is a scholarly journal that publishes peer-reviewed social science research on alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, licit and illicit. The journal’s orientation is multidisciplinary and international; it is open to any research paper that contributes to social, cultural, historical or epidemiological knowledge and theory concerning drug use and related problems. All submissions to the journal, regardless of method or disciplinary approach, should be consistent with the general insight that drug use, drug effects and drug-related problems are shaped by social, cultural, political, historical, legal and economic contexts. While Contemporary Drug Problems publishes all types of social science research on alcohol and other drugs, it recognizes that innovative or challenging research can sometimes struggle to find a suitable outlet. The journal therefore particularly welcomes original studies for which publication options are limited, including historical research, qualitative studies, and policy and legal analyses. In terms of readership, Contemporary Drug Problems serves a burgeoning constituency of social researchers as well as policy makers and practitioners working in health, welfare, social services, public policy, criminal justice and law enforcement.

Editor
Kate Seear Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia
kylie valentine University of New South Wales, Australia
Consulting Editor
David Moore Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia
Strategic Editorial Advisor
Suzanne Fraser Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia
Associate Editors
Kim Bloomfield Aarhus University, Denmark
Nancy Campbell Department of Science and Technology Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Mats Ekendahl Department of Social Work, Stockholm University, Sweden
Marie Jauffret-Roustide CERMES 3, French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France
Michael Savic Monash University, Australia
Mark Stoové Behaviours and Health Risks Program, Burnet Institute, Australia
Editorial Board
Campbell Aitken Burnet Institute, Australia
Rosa Alati University of Queensland, Australia
Virginia Berridge London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Philippe Bourgois University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Jade Boyd University of British Columbia, Canada
Ross Coomber University of Liverpool, UK
Fay Dennis Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
Cameron Duff RMIT University, Australia
Tristan Duncan Monash University, Australia
Robyn Dwyer La Trobe University, Australia
Adrian Farrugia La Trobe University, Australia
Benedikt Fischer Simon Fraser University, Canada
Renae Fomiatti Deakin University, Australia
Kate Graham Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
Jean-Paul Grund University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Philip Hadfield University of Leeds, UK
Maria Herold Aarhus University, Denmark
Marja Holmila National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland
Geoffrey Hunt Institute for Scientific Analysis, USA
Fiona Hutton Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Helen Keane Australian National University, Australia
William Kerr Alcohol Research Group, USA
Jo Kimber Kings College London, UK
Stuart Kinner University of Melbourne, Australia
Ludwig Kraus Institute for Therapy Research, Germany
Karen Joe Laidler The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
J.R. Latham Deakin University, Australia
Scott Macdonald University of Victoria, Canada
Robert Mann Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
Rebecca McKetin University of New South Wales, Australia
Fiona Measham University of Liverpool, UK
Jane Mounteney European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction, Portugal
Kiran Pienaar Deakin University, Australia
Kane Race University of Sydney, Australia
Mats Ramstedt Karolinska Institute, Sweden
Craig Reinarman University of California, Santa Cruz, USA
Tim Rhodes London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK
Robin Room La Trobe University, Australia
Laura Schmidt University of California, San Francisco, USA
Trang N. Thu Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam
Shelley Walker Burnet Institute, Australia
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