Future Trends in Alcohol and Substance Use Disorder Research: Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery

Abstract

Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly, 40–3 The third issue of Alcoholism Treatment Quarterly (ATQ),volume 40, features articles about the recent COVID pandemic and special populations in recovery. First, we are excited and honored to serve as Co-Editors-in-Chief and approach this work with a sense of responsibility rooted in passion, humility, and devotion. As alcohol and substance use researchers and clinicians, we believe editors have the opportunity to influence people, ideas, and outcomes across the entire spectrum of multiple industries. These impacts can span from directly influencing the lives of the many people who need help to informing legislative and regulatory efforts changes and outcomes. Our journal includes board members, authors, and readers from numerous professional specialty areas, and provides space for diverse theoretical and empirical approaches. Our primary responsibility is to ensure that our scholarship creates opportunities to enhance the science of our industries. This is especially true that we do it in a way that is relevant to the greatest number of people, organizations, and professions as possible. Our history at ATQ has been to highlight new and innovative approaches to treatment and recovery, describing clinical problems and solutions, and detailing practical, unique approaches to intervention, therapy, and recovery. Potential authors are encouraged to target and construct studies that include an experimental design when appropriate. We would like to feature articles that describe novel approaches to alcohol and substance-related research, practices, and topics that also include findings, thoughts, or recommendations across the continuum of care. There is still a shortage of recovery-focused research. In that vein, we also encourage authors to submit manuscripts that describe both shortand long-term outcomes. The role and impact of community, employment, family, and prevention are all topics of significant importance. An emerging trend in treatment and recovery perspectives regards interprofessional approaches, including both settings and practitioners. Authors are encouraged to explore this topic as it relates to expectancies, policy and management perspectives, treatment and research designs, and their related effect on patient, family, and community outcomes. Similarly, we also encourage authors to consider the role of new and emerging technologies such as mhealth, telemedicine, and telehealth, and to explore and employ a variety of methodological approaches, including quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods designs and approaches. Innovative and contemporary research will ensure that the scientific basis for our work is relevant and continues to evolve. When writing manuscripts for submission to ATQ, authors are encouraged to access and include past ATQ publications for supporting details and citations. We also recommend that researchers use the most current version of diagnostic tools, criteria, diagnoses when possible. ALCOHOLISM TREATMENT QUARTERLY 2022, VOL. 40, NO. 3, 277–279 https://doi.org/10.1080/07347324.2022.2080877