Journal of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence is self-financed and does not receive funding from any institution/government. Hence, the journal operates solely through processing charges received from the authors and some academic/corporate sponsors. Being an Open Access Publisher, journal does not collect subscription charges from readers to enable free online access to the articles. Authors are hence required to pay a fair handling fee per page for processing their articles. Authors are required to make payment only after their manuscript is accepted for publication. Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence provides the rapid bimonthly publication of articles in all areas related to Alcoholism, Addiction, Withdrawal, Dependence, Marijuana effects, Bath salts, Physical dependence, Cannabinoid addiction, Opium addiction, Substance abuse, Alternative Treatment, Tobacco. Journal of Alcoholism and Drug Dependence welcomes the submission of manuscripts that meet the general criteria of significance and scientific excellence.