Topics covered include the biological, medical, epidemiological, social, psychological, and legal aspects of alcohol and other drug use, abuse, and dependence. The journal was established in 1940 as the Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol and changed its name in 1975 to Journal of Studies on Alcohol before obtaining its current name in 2007.
Topics covered include the biological, medical, epidemiological, social, psychological, and legal dimensions of substance use, abuse, and dependence. The journal was launched in 1940 under the title Quarterly Journal of Studies on Alcohol and underwent a name change in 1975 to Journal of Studies on Alcohol before adopting its current designation in 2007.