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Smartphone Apps Targeting Alcohol and Illicit Substance Use: Systematic Search in in Commercial App Stores and Critical Content Analysis.

Babak TofighiChemi ChemiJose Ruiz-ValcarcelPaul Narayan HeinLu Hu
Published in: JMIR mHealth and uHealth (2019)
Few commercially available apps yielded in our search integrated evidence-based interventions (eg, extended-release naltrexone, buprenorphine, naloxone, Self-Management and Recovery Training recovery, or CBT), and a concerning number of apps promoted harmful drinking and illicit substance use.
Keyphrases
  • alcohol consumption
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  • virtual reality