The Voice of Addiction Medicine

  1. 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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  2. Addiction

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

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  3. 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

Resources

  • ASAM PPC-2R

    The most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay and discharge of patients with addiction 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.

Training

  • 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.

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Member Highlight

Mark Publicker, M.D., FASAM, Diplomate, ABAM

Dr. Publicker is the president of the Northern New England Society of Addiction Medicine and an addiction medicine specialist at the Mercy Recovery Center in Westbrook, Maine.

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Did You Know

In 2007, 2.1 million people had misused pain relievers for the first time within the past year, with an average age at first use of 21.2 years.

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