Frontiers in Public Health | Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Original Research

Published on 18 Sep 2025

Perceptions, barriers, and coping preferences towards quitting among ethnic minority young adults with alcohol use disorder: a phenomenological study

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Getaneh Mulualem Belay
Yim Wah Mak
Ka Yan Ho
Katherine Ka Wai Lam
Qi Liu
Funa Yang
Ting Mao
Xi Chen
Ling Jiang

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1593064

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Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Adolescent substance use in Costa Rica: findings from a national survey among secondary school students

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Pablo Montero-Zamora
Andrea Lopez-Soto
Jeancarlo Cordoba
Esmeralda Ramirez

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1655355

137 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Associated factors of smoking behaviors among industrial workers in Myanmar: the role of modifying factors and individual beliefs, guided by the health belief model

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Myo Zin Oo
Soe Sandi Tint
Alessio Panza
Sathirakorn Pongpanich
Pramon Viwattanakulvanid
Somdeth Bodhisane
Amaraporn Rerkasem
Kittipan Rerkasem

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1655922

261 views

Original Research

Accepted on 15 Sep 2025

Physical Activity and Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents: The Mediating Roles of Diet, Sleep, Mental Health, and Substance Use

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Feng Tian
Fengbo Liu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1665023

Study Protocol

Published on 15 Sep 2025

Overdose response centering inequity and diversity study: a protocol for assessing the population-level and equity impact of the emergency medical services system changes using critical race theory

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Ohshue S. Gatanaga
Nicholas Cotta
Kimiam Waters
Alden Gu
Omeid Heidari
Tessa Frohe
Courteney Wettemann
Andre Morris
Esther Rourke
India Ornelas

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629518

589 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Sep 2025

Barriers and recommendations for harm reduction services among people living with HIV in Manitoba, Canada: A qualitative study

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Enrique Villacis-Alvarez
Katharina Maier
Margaret Haworth-Brockman
Heather Pashe
Joel Baliddawa
Nikki Daniels
Rebecca Murdock
Robert Russell
Clara Dan
Freda Woodhouse

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1636409

645 views

Original Research

Accepted on 11 Sep 2025

Navigating smoking cessation in healthcare: a pilot study of the SMOKE AKAT questionnaire among family medicine residents

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Iva Petričušić
Marko Marelić
Ljiljana Ćenan
Hana Brborović
Ognjen Brborovic

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1471124

203 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Global burden of disease among adolescents and young adults with drug use disorders, 1990–2021: based on GBD 2021

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Ming Wang
Ting Yu

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1583812

566 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Sep 2025

Community-involved economic evaluation and development of a cost-effectiveness calculator for two peer-driven substance use interventions

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Sierra Castedo de Martell
Margaret B. Moore
Hannah Wang
Lori Holleran Steiker
J. Michael Wilkerson
Sheryl A. McCurdy
Nalini Ranjit
H. Shelton Brown

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1519980

566 views

Clinical Trial

Accepted on 09 Sep 2025

E-cigarette puff topography instruction to enhance switching among COPD patients who smoke

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Eleanor LS Leavens
Theodore L Wagener
Leah Lambart
Matthew S Mayo
Lexie Brown
Sandra A Billinger
Branden Comfort
Jennifer Woodward
Brent Sear
Spencer Beaman

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1664400

253 views

Systematic Review

Published on 09 Sep 2025

Alcohol consumption among university students in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiological studies

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Sisay Abebe Debela
Yonatal Mesfin Tefera
Endashaw Abebe Debela
Mesfin Gebrehiwot
Anmut Endalkachew Bezie
Ejeta Batu Dadi
Chala Daba

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1513242

640 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Sep 2025

Investigating oral nicotine pouch use among adults in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: prevalence, awareness, susceptibility, and associated symptoms

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Hassan Alkharaan
Abdulaziz Alrubayyi
Majed Kariri
Mohammed Alasqah
Banna Alnufaiy
Hanadi G. Alzahrani
Khalid Gufran
Yasser Altkhais
Muteb Algharbi
Fahad Alarfaj

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1607656

878 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Determinants and relationships of digital addiction, diet quality, and physical activity in adolescents

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Gizem Helvacı
Fatma Tayhan

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1654322

749 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Sep 2025

Smoking trends in Poland (2012–2021)—insights from the comprehensive cardiovascular risk prevention program

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Grzegorz Kubielas
Izabella Uchmanowicz
Christopher S. Lee
Michał Czapla
Grzegorz K. Jakubiak
Stanisław Surma
Magdalena Lisiak
Marta Wleklik

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1643059

747 views

Study Protocol

Accepted on 02 Sep 2025

Integrating Qualitative Insights with Large Secondary Data: A Protocol for a Community-Engaged Mixed-Methods Study on Adolescent Substance Use

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Kazi Priyanka Silmi
Paris B Adkins-Jackson
"" University of California San Diego, Center for Com
Carlos Cardenas-Iniguez
Erika A Pugh
Yailene Perex
Nayeli C Cervantes
Precious Peters
Stephanie Hammonds
Igdalia Covarrubias

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1664492

680 views

Review

Published on 01 Sep 2025

Supporting linkage facilitators working with persons with opioid use disorder: challenges, advances, and future directions

in Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Tess K. Drazdowski
Anthony P. Coetzer-Liversage
L. A. R. Stein
Martha Tilson
Dennis P. Watson
Lauren A. Hoffman
Aaron Hogue
Sierra Castedo de Martell
Angela Marie Hagaman
R. Neil Greene

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1587101

995 views