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Mission

Our mission is to improve the care and treatment of people with the disease of addiction and advance the practice of Addiction Medicine.
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Addiction

Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry...

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Med-Sci 2012

Registration for ASAM’s 2012 Med-Sci Conference is now open. Register before March 23 to receive Early Bird discounts.

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News

ASAM Adopts New Prescription Drug Diversion Policy Statement
01/27/2012 - On January 25, 2012, the ASAM Board of Directors adopted a new public policy statement, "Measures to Counteract Prescription Drug Diversion, Misuse and Addiction."
Call for Papers: Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice
01/19/2012 - The international peer-reviewed journal, The Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice, is seeking papers on trends in substance abuse treatment for its next two part issue.
Call for Papers: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment Special Issue
01/19/2012 - The Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment is requesting submissions for a special issue of research studies on the integration of substance use treatment and medical care.

ASAM PPC-2R

The most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay and discharge of patients with addiciton disorders.
Journal of Addiction Medicine

The official journal of ASAM, published quarterly.
ASAM Weekly

A weekly source of timely, useful news briefings of top stories for addiction medicine combined with ASAM developments in education, advocacy, state chapter news and more.

Best Practices in Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Dependence

March 16, 2012 | White's of Westport | Westport, MA
Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment

Online SBIRT Training, in partnership with Clinical Tools, Inc.
Buprenorphine and Office Based Treatment of Opioid Dependence

Online Buprenorphine Training, in partnership with Clinical Tools, Inc.
Tobacco Treatment Training

Tobacco Treatment Training, in partnership with Clinical Tools, Inc.