ReviewTheScientificWorldJournal2012
Exercise and physical activity in the therapy of substance use disorders.
Review in TheScientificWorldJournal, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 69 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
69 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 190 citations in OpenAlex.
- The Benefits of Physical Exercise on Mental Disorders and Quality of Life in Substance Use Disorders Patients. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Physical Activity Interventions in Individuals with Binge Eating Disorders.Current obesity reports · 2018Pooled it
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- Individual stress reactivity predicts alcohol craving and alcohol consumption in alcohol use disorder in experimental and real-life settings.Translational psychiatry · 2025Trial
- Reinforcing exercise to improve drug abuse treatment outcomes: A randomized controlled study in a substance use disorder outpatient treatment setting.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2020Trial
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- The Impact of Exercise On Depression and Anxiety Symptoms Among Abstinent Methamphetamine-Dependent Individuals in A Residential Treatment Setting.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2015Trial
- A pilot trial of a videogame-based exercise program for methadone maintained patients.Journal of substance abuse treatment · 2014Trial
- Racial and ethnic differences in treatment outcomes among adults with stimulant use disorders after a dosed exercise intervention.Journal of ethnicity in substance abuseTrial
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- Psychosocial outcomes of group-based physical activity among individuals with substance use disorders: a scoping review.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2026Article
- Alcohol consumption: from biochemistry to behavior, health, and beyond.Frontiers in toxicology · 2026Review
- Health care workers' experiences of exercise in forensic psychiatry: a qualitative focus group study.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2025Article
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- Young people's perspectives on integrating physical activity interventions into youth substance use treatment practice: a mixed-methods study.Addiction science & clinical practice · 2025Article
- Association of physical activity and sitting time with tobacco and alcohol use in 222,495 adolescents from 66 countries.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Exploring the Impact of Web-Based vs. In-Person Exercise Training on Benefits and Adherence in Substance Use Disorder Interventions: A Pilot Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of a Two-Month Exercise Training Program on Concurrent Non-Opiate Substance Use in Opioid-Dependent Patients during Substitution Treatment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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9 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Exercise and physical activity are constantly gaining attention as adjuvant treatment for substance use disorders, supplementing classical pharmacological and psychotherapeutic approaches. The present work reviews studies addressing the therapeutic effects of exercise in alcohol abuse/dependence, nicotine abuse/dependence, and illicit drug abuse/dependence. In the field of smoking cessation, evidence is strong for exercise as an effective adjuvant treatment, whereas no generalizable and methodologically strong studies have been published for alcohol and drug treatment so far, allowing only preliminary conclusions about the effectiveness of exercise in these disorders. A couple of potential mechanisms are discussed, by which exercise may act as an effective treatment, as well as future directions for studies investigating exercise as a treatment strategy for substance use disorders.
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